For
weeks now Russia and the Ukraine have been at each others throats
fighting mostly over their own history. This past week Ukraine's
prime minister noticed what seemed to be Russian tanks near the
Ukraine boarder. Although dispite recent events Russia and the
Ukraine have recently been discussing a peace treaty, which would put
many eastern Ukrainians minds to ease. However, according to Putin's
press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, the document itself, which has been
tossed around since September, has not yet been completed. Although
many question the document's ability to stop the fighting, many fear
that it will reach the same end as the Minsk agreement between the
Russians, Ukrainians, and the Separatist which did not last very long
and in a sense became practically useless. This new agreement,
according to Hollande would be "based upon the territorial
integrity of Ukraine." As of right now the biggest threat that
Ukrainians face is the Donetsk
People's Republic, a Russian nationalist group, who stated on their
website that Kiev had their chance to leave Debaltseve where a large
bulk of the fighting has occurred between the the Donetsk People's
Republic and the Ukrainian Counter-terrorists. Some civilians are
still trapped in this warzone and every effort is being made to
evacuate them as well as the surrounding areas. According to the
article, just within the last three weeks of January at least 224
civilians have died and over 540 have been injured by the recent
fighting.
William A. Bullard
2/7/15
9:09 P.M.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/06/europe/ukraine-conflict/index.html
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