More from AFP:
The United States charged Friday that Russia was continuing to deploy heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine, before a ceasefire agreed this week goes into effect.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States had received reports of heavy weapons being moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia over the past few days, and more apparently on the way.
"This is clearly not in the spirit of this week's agreement," Psaki told reporters.
NEWS FLASH from AFP:
U.S. says Russia still deploying heavy arms to Ukraine
RFE/RL's Brian Whitmore has just published his latest Power Vertical podcast:
The cease-fire agreement announced in Minsk on February 12 may or may not end the fighting in the Donbas.
But what it does not do is resolve the issues at the heart of the yearlong conflict in Ukraine. Nor does it prevent Russia from continuing to meddle in Kyiv's affairs.
In fact, if anything, the long hand of Moscow may have just gotten longer -- and stronger.
On the latest Power Vertical Podcast, we unpack the Minsk II accord and what it means for the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Listen to the podcast here:
