Guest World News Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 [attach=full]17268[/attach]Western leaders challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday to prove he wants peace in Ukraine, warning both sides a new Franco-German peace drive may be a "last chance" to stop all-out war. In a dramatic gesture at a gathering of world leaders in Germany, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko brandished passports and military ID cards he said were captured from Russian soldiers deep inside the country, offering what he said was "evidence" of Russia's presence in the country. "Today a former strategic partner is waging a hidden war against a sovereign state," he said at the Munich Security Conference (MSC). Poroshenko was due Sunday to discuss the new initiative in a phone call with German, French and Russian leaders, as fresh fighting in the former Soviet republic claimed 12 more lives and Kiev warned the Russian-backed separatists were planning a new offensive. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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