Ukraine's parliament argues about ceasefires as more refugees arrive from the east
- 9 years ago
A fresh flood of thousands of refugees fleeing the fighting in eastern Ukraine has arrived in the capital, Kyiv, and elsewhere. Government shelters have been set up in a variety of places to cope with them, including sports facilities and holiday camps.
“In recent days more than 2,000 people were evacuated from the cities where the fighting is going on. The Ukrainian Emergency Services say humanitarian aid like drinking water, medicine and building materials are constantly being sent to the cities of Avdiivka and Debaltseve. However, residents in the frontline cities say the aid is only delivered to safe districts, while residents in the suburbs can’t get any, so they are appealing to the authorities to rescue them,” says euronews’ Maria Korenyuk.
Parliament sits every other week in Ukraine, and this is a sitting week so members have been faced with one dominant issue; the apparent collapse of the Minsk agreement and any possibility of a viable ceasefire.
“We must act. And that
“In recent days more than 2,000 people were evacuated from the cities where the fighting is going on. The Ukrainian Emergency Services say humanitarian aid like drinking water, medicine and building materials are constantly being sent to the cities of Avdiivka and Debaltseve. However, residents in the frontline cities say the aid is only delivered to safe districts, while residents in the suburbs can’t get any, so they are appealing to the authorities to rescue them,” says euronews’ Maria Korenyuk.
Parliament sits every other week in Ukraine, and this is a sitting week so members have been faced with one dominant issue; the apparent collapse of the Minsk agreement and any possibility of a viable ceasefire.
“We must act. And that