The European Union has warned Russia it was ready to take further
measures in addition to the sanctions it has already imposed if the new
Ukraine peace deal hammered out in the Belarussian capital of Minsk was
not respected.
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed to the deal to help end 10-months of bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine, but the United States and NATO said further intense fighting on Thursday ran counter to the spirit of the accord.
The agreement, announced after more than 16 hours of discussions in Minsk, was followed swiftly by allegations from Kiev of a new influx of Russian military equipment into territory held by separatists.
European Council chief Donald Tusk said an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday focused on how to support the implementation of the agreement.
“If [the agreement] does not happen we will not hesitate to take the necessary steps," Tusk told a press conference after the high-level summit.
Read more: Europe - EU warns Russia over Ukraine peace deal - France 24
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed to the deal to help end 10-months of bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine, but the United States and NATO said further intense fighting on Thursday ran counter to the spirit of the accord.
The agreement, announced after more than 16 hours of discussions in Minsk, was followed swiftly by allegations from Kiev of a new influx of Russian military equipment into territory held by separatists.
European Council chief Donald Tusk said an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday focused on how to support the implementation of the agreement.
“If [the agreement] does not happen we will not hesitate to take the necessary steps," Tusk told a press conference after the high-level summit.
Read more: Europe - EU warns Russia over Ukraine peace deal - France 24
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