Ukrainian Leader Wants Full Control of East Returned This Year
- Deadline to meet terms of peace accord was missed at end-2015
- Talks Wednesday were first with new Russian representative
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Ukraine’s leader said his nation must this year regain control of rebel-held lands in its east after delays in implementing a peace accord brokered with Russia and Germany.
Reiterating his commitment to the agreement signed last February in Belarus, President Petro Poroshenko said a road map is now needed to ensure its terms are met. Diplomacy on implementing the pact has intensified of late. Before scheduled negotiations this week, Russia’s new representative to the talks visited Poroshenko in Kiev. The Ukrainian president also spoke Wednesday by phone with the leaders of Germany and France.