Earlier this week
the cease fire between the Ukraine and the Russian separatists
officially took effect. Shortly after this Ukrainian forces decided
to pull their troops from the occupied town of Debaltseve leaving the
town in the hands of the Russian Separatists and leaving many
civilians to trapped within their battered homes. However even though
Ukrainian Soldiers have forfeited the town gunfire and shelling can
still be heard throughout the small town leaving many to believe that
there are still some Ukrainian troops near the outskirts of
Debaltseve. According to the Ukraine they were able to withdraw from
the town in a “strategic and organized” manner although due to
the gunfire it is believed that the better armed Russian Separatists
could have cut them off while the Ukrainian forces were in retreat.
The Ukraine has accused Russia of arming and training the separatists
although Russia has been very quick to deny these claims.
According to Ukraine's
Poroshenko
"The
whole world saw that Russia doesn't adhere to its commitments."
The
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which is
responsible for monitoring the ceasefire, has criticized the
separatists for not allowing OSCE's monitors into Debaltseve
although the Separatists have claimed that it is not yet safe enough
for them to grant them passage. Not long after Kiev pulled their
forces from Debaltseve and recived word that the separatists were not
willing to do the same they asked the UN to help with the conflict, a
proposal that Russia quickly shot down claiming that the Minsk
agreement was the basis for the ceasefire and that no outside help
was required. Many were skeptical about whether or not this new
ceasefire would work or not but as of right now the agreement's
future looks bleak.
William A. Bullard
11:11 P.M.
2/22/2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/19/europe/ukraine-conflict/index.html
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