Pro-Russian rebels have vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport, casting aside Europe’s latest push for a truce, the Gulf Times writes.
“We know that the militants have expanded their territory by 500sq km (since the September truce),” Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk told AFP. “Now, many are asking: Where is the point beyond which you cannot retreat?” …read more
Source: Razumkov Centre