Peace talks between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian militants collapsed on Saturday with no tangible progress towards a new ceasefire between the conflicting parties, reports Reuters.
Ukraine’s representative, Leonid Kuchma, left the talks in Belarus, blaming separatists for undermining the talks by making ultimatums and refusing to discuss plans for a new ceasefire.
A separatist official, Denis Pushilin, denied claims and told reporters that the militants were ready for talks, and where being undermined by Ukrainian ultimatums.
The collapse of the peace-talks come as the EU said on Friday that it would extend sanctions on Russia for its involvement in causing instability in eastern regions of Ukraine.
The past week has seen an escalation in violence between the conflicting sides.
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