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Ukraine Calls for More Peace Talks After 4 Die in Eastern Donbass

Reuters

   KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the leaders of
   Russia, Germany and France to resume talks on a peaceful solution to
   the separatist conflict in Ukraine's eastern Donbass region after four
   soldiers were killed in shelling Tuesday.

   Ukraine's Defense Ministry said this was the highest death toll in a
   single day since last October. The shelling happened despite a
   cease-fire agreement reached with Russia-backed separatists last month.

   "The cease-fire lasted for 17 days. Today's incident is aimed at
   undermining not only this truce but also the negotiation process as a
   whole," Zelenskiy posted on his Facebook account.

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