(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the European Union remains "silent" about potential cease-fire violations by government forces in eastern Ukraine.
Lavrov, speaking after talks with his Austrian counterpart, Sebastian Kurz on May 5, said that "Brussels and other EU capitals are under the impression that the Minsk accords should be fulfilled only by Russia."
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) last week released a report saying that both the pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian military have apparently violated the cease-fire, for a total of more than 20 times.
Officials from Russia, Ukraine, and the OSCE are expected to convene for an emergency meeting in Minsk on May 6 to discuss the implementation of the deal reached there in February.
The United Nations says more than 6,000 people have died in the conflict in eastern Ukraine since April last year.
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