President Vladimir Putin outlined plans for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine Wednesday but Ukraine’s premier dismissed the proposal, while France expressed its disapproval of Moscow’s support for separatist forces by halting delivery of a warship.
After speaking to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko by phone, Putin said he believed Kiev and pro-Russian separatists could reach agreement at talks in Minsk Friday.
Moscow has said scrapping the 1.2 billion-euro ($1.7 billion) deal would harm France more than Russia and the Defense Ministry described the decision as “no tragedy,” but the move is likely to anger the Kremlin and underlines Russia’s growing isolation over events in Ukraine.
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