Attacks threaten Ukraine peace talks
Desperate four-way peace talks in Minsk appeared increasingly doomed to failure after fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine. |||
Kiev – Desperate four-way peace talks planned for Wednesday in Minsk appeared increasingly doomed to failure on Tuesday night after fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine. Early in the morning, reports emerged that Russian-backed rebels had taken the village of Logvinovo, near the strategic transport hub of Debaltseve, around 20 miles north-east of Donetsk. The conquest raised the possibility of full encirclement of Ukrainian troops based in Debaltseve. By midday, the government-held regional centre of Kramatorsk had become the …read more
Source: Independent Online
