NATO General Blames Russia for Rising Tensions

Simmering tensions in Eastern Ukraine are rising yet again, as President Petro Poroshenko said Monday he is ending a unilateral cease-fire in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists.  A top U.S. and NATO general is laying much of the blame on Russia. Even with the cease-fire in effect, peace seemed elusive.   In the flashpoint town of Slovyansk, in eastern Ukraine, some residents were quick to place blame on Kyiv. "What is it, a truce? How can one even call it a truce?...

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