"Another conference-goer from Moscow, not exactly a Kremlin apologist, said he wished a tank would run over British journalist Edward Lucas, one of Putin’s most vocal critics at the conference."
Remarkable story. Must-read.
Something the Kremlin is no doubt aware of.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini speaking today at the European Parliament in Strasbourg about the situation in Ukraine:
"I would say, if this would not be leading us to a discussion that is much broader -- about our kind of world; our kind order or disorder; to preserve some sort of global balance, global order in our times -- this is really what is at stake."
"My message to the parties would be -- first of all, obviously, to Russia, but to those that will meet tomorrow night in Minsk -- to take this opportunity and finally -- finally -- get to agree on the implementation measures of the Minsk agreement. This is what it is all about. This is the only way in which we can start finding the way out of the crisis."
And the representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the OSCE, and separatist-held regions of eastern Ukraine have started their meeting in Minsk of the so-called Contact Group.
Our news desk also is reporting at least eight dead and more than 60 wounded in Kramatorsk shelling.
That's really it, in a nutshell.