UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council unanimously has called Tuesday for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Ukraine after three days of fighting left at least 13 dead. The council on Tuesday endorsed a Ukrainian-drafted statement that did not raise objections from Russia, after meeting behind closed doors to discuss the violence in east Ukraine. The Minsk agreements, backed by France and Germany, lay out a series of measures to end the conflict in east Ukraine, but its implementation has been faltering. "The members of the Security Council called for an immediate return to a ceasefire regime," said the statement. Ukrainian Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko told journalists following the council meeting that the violence in east Ukraine could be considered war crimes.

Source: Viet Nam News February 01, 2017 05:47 UTC