The UN Security Council is expected to meet tomorrow for an emergency session to shore up the Minsk ceasefire deal for east Ukraine, diplomats said.
The 15-member council is set to approve a Russian-drafted resolution calling on all parties to implement the deal which provides for a ceasefire beginning tomorrow.
The agreement reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany appeared to be in jeopardy amid fierce fighting yesterday that left 28 dead.
A draft of the resolution obtained by AFP welcomes the agreement reached in Minsk on Thursday and "calls on all parties to fully implement" the measures including the ceasefire.
The ceasefire, due to take effect from midnight Sunday (11pm Irish time) will be the first test of the commitment by Kiev and pro-Russian separatists to the peace plan.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on all sides to follow through on their commitments to end the 10-month war.
At least 5,300 people have died and one million have been driven from their homes in the fighting between pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine and Kiev's forces.
The 15-member council is set to approve a Russian-drafted resolution calling on all parties to implement the deal which provides for a ceasefire beginning tomorrow.
The agreement reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany appeared to be in jeopardy amid fierce fighting yesterday that left 28 dead.
A draft of the resolution obtained by AFP welcomes the agreement reached in Minsk on Thursday and "calls on all parties to fully implement" the measures including the ceasefire.
The ceasefire, due to take effect from midnight Sunday (11pm Irish time) will be the first test of the commitment by Kiev and pro-Russian separatists to the peace plan.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on all sides to follow through on their commitments to end the 10-month war.
At least 5,300 people have died and one million have been driven from their homes in the fighting between pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine and Kiev's forces.
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ReplyDeleteThe fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists was especially intense in the strategically important area around Debaltseve.
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ReplyDelete"The rebels are destroying the town of Debaltseve. There are non-stop artillery bombardments of residential areas and buildings. The town is in flames," pro-Kiev police chief Vyacheslav Abroskin said on Facebook.
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ReplyDelete"No dispararemos contra ellos pero tampoco les dejaremos irse. ¿Por qué deberíamos hacerlo? Les damos la oportunidad de quedarse vivos, son verdaderos enemigos que llegaron a nuestra tierra", anunció citado por la Agencia de Noticias de Donetsk.
A la vez, aseguró que los milicianos se proponen a respetar el alto el fuego que comenzará la noche del sábado pero indicó que responderán en caso de una agresión.
"Cumpliremos con los compromisos adoptados pero, como ya hemos dicho, si hay acciones del enemigo en contra de nosotros, pondremos fin a ellas de manera adecuada", recalcó Basurin...........http://mundo.sputniknews.com/europa/20150214/1034369191.html#ixzz3RiW2NDyi
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