Eastern Ukraine Conflict Set to Escalate, OSCE Monitor Warns

The head of the independent body monitoring the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has told VOA the conflict is on the brink of a major escalation. Monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe report up to 7,000 cease-fire violations every week along eastern Ukraine's 500-kilometer front line. Mission chief Alexander Hug said that's just the beginning. "Indeed, the last three weeks were some of the most violent we have registered ever, with not only...

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