Voice of America: Ukraine Rebel Leader Announces New Offensive, Rules Out Peace Talks
WNU Editor: I did not expect a return to a full scale war so quickly .... my betting was that the fighting would escalate in springtime when the weather got better. But the war has returned, and the ferocity of it is claiming scores of lives throughout the region every day. What has surprised everyone is how weak and disorganized the Ukraine Army is. This is an army that was (and is) not prepared to fight .... especially in a region where they have little if any public support, and where the enemy knows the terrain extremely well. They have been defeated, and their losses have been staggering high .... and the fact that Kiev has been quiet for the past two days in reporting on the war is revealing in itself .... there is no good news on the front.
The pro-Russian rebel leadership .... smelling a military victory .... are now planning to escalate the fighting even further .... to drive all Ukrainian military forces out from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions .... my suggestion is that they should not. In fact .... this is the perfect time to enter into negotiations .... to get what you want .... autonomy, management of your own fiscal affairs, language and cultural rights, etc., and to evict what remains of the Ukraine army out of your territories without even firing a shot. In the end .... a political solution will be needed. Unfortunately .... if what I have been hearing for the post 24 hours is accurate .... the military option is the preferred route now (for both parties), so expect more fighting.
More News On The Crisis In Ukraine
Pro-Russian Rebels Reject Peace Deal, Launch Offensive -- NYT/AP
Ukraine rebel Zakharchenko 'rejects truce talks' -- BBC
Ukraine Separatists Vow To 'Advance To Borders' Of Donetsk Region -- Radio Free Europe
No truce with Ukraine, rebel leader says -- CNN
Donetsk's rebel leader vows 'there will be no more ceasefire agreements' -- The Independent
Rebels in Eastern Ukraine Vow to Drive Army From Donetsk -- New York Times
Pro-Moscow rebel faction snubs further cease-fire talks in tense eastern Ukraine -- Washington Post
Pro-Russian separatists declare new offensive against Ukrainian forces -- Global Post/EFE
Donetsk Separatists Reject Ceasefire Talks, Continue Offensive -- Novinite
Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk keep on the attack as war of words intensifies -- The Guardian
Ukrainian rebels promise new offensive – while Moscow pushes peace -- CSM
Ukraine suffers considerable losses — DPR Defense Ministry -- ITAR-TASS
Ukraine rebels say 24 fighters killed by rockets at airport -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Town Mayor, Three Volunteers Murdered in Donbas -- Sputnik
Thousands of Russian Troops in Airport Push -- Newsweek
Kyiv Accuses Russia of Deploying 9,000 Troops in Ukraine -- VOA
Ukraine: Separatist forces in Donetsk cannot maintain offensive without Russian Support -- The Telegraph
Surge in Ukraine Violence Is Deadliest Since Truce Deal, UN Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
5,000+ killed in Ukraine: UN concerned, Donetsk rebel leader talks of 'offensive' -- RT
Ukrainian crisis kills more than 5,000 people — UN human rights spokesman -- ITAR-TASS
UN: Ukraine Fighting Deadliest in Months -- VOA
Ukraine death toll may be far higher than 5,000, UN says -- AL Jazeera
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