May 8, 2015

Russia: EU does not want truce to hold

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 MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 5 accused “someone in the European Union” of trying to ensure that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, agreed upon in Minsk on February 12, fails. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Mr. Lavrov accused the EU of turning a blind eye to attacks that have killed civilians in rebel-held areas. “Judging by certain signs, someone in the European Union wants the EU to allow the Ukrainian government not to implement the Minsk agreements,” he said after talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz. He also described what he called increased military activity by Ukrainian forces in recent weeks as an attempt to tear up the ceasefire accord. The EU did not immediately respond to Mr. Lavrov’s remarks. In Kyiv, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said the separatists were building up military equipment for more attacks. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by Reuters and Interfax)

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