Tensions in Ukraine flare as EU calls for groups to lay down weapons

Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday (24 April) prompting Russia to launch army drills near the border and raising fears the crisis is escalating.

EU foreign affairs spokesman Michael Mann told reporters in Brussels that all parties to the joint Geneva statement must put pressure on the groups to help diffuse the recent rise in tensions.

“All parties to the joint Geneva Statement on Ukraine of 17 April must ensure that its terms are fully implemented,” ...