Truce in east Ukraine ‘in the balance’

“We are closely following the situation and we are worried. It is deplorable and, I’d say, hardly a coincidence that Russia-supported terrorists intensified shooting assaults right after the terrorist attacks in Paris. It is a worrying circumstance and we can hardly talk about a truce in this region any more,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius was quoted as saying by LRT television on Wednesday.

Following a relative calm in September and October, clashes between government forces and Moscow-supported separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk intensified in November, with both sides accusing one another of provoking tensions. On Saturday, Ukraine reported five deaths, followed by more casualties this week.

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