Ukraine peace hopes dashed as truce ends
- 10 years ago
A truce ends - within hours, military action resumes.
As does the heated rhetoric.
In his latest comments, the Russian president said Ukraine had shunned the road to peace.
SOUNDBITE (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING:
"I want everybody to understand that our country will continue to energetically protect the rights of ethnic Russians, our compatriots abroad using all means at our disposal - from political and economic to the right of self-defence."
Earlier, there was confirmation that Ukraine's military was moving again against separatists in the east, from Ukraine's parliamentary speaker.
SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER OLEXANDER TURCHINOV, SAYING:
"This morning an active phase of the anti-terrorist operation has been renewed. (APPLAUSE) Our armed forces are launching strikes against the terrorists' bases."
President Poroshenko told Ukraine he had dropped the ceasefire to free it from ''terrorists and
As does the heated rhetoric.
In his latest comments, the Russian president said Ukraine had shunned the road to peace.
SOUNDBITE (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING:
"I want everybody to understand that our country will continue to energetically protect the rights of ethnic Russians, our compatriots abroad using all means at our disposal - from political and economic to the right of self-defence."
Earlier, there was confirmation that Ukraine's military was moving again against separatists in the east, from Ukraine's parliamentary speaker.
SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER OLEXANDER TURCHINOV, SAYING:
"This morning an active phase of the anti-terrorist operation has been renewed. (APPLAUSE) Our armed forces are launching strikes against the terrorists' bases."
President Poroshenko told Ukraine he had dropped the ceasefire to free it from ''terrorists and