East Ukraine militants snub Geneva deal on crisis

[Catherina]

8. In all fairness, Kiev's FM announced that Kiev isn't bound by its recommendations

Taken from http://rt.com/news/kiev-troops-southeast-ukraine-244/

"All sides must refrain from any violence, intimidation or provocative actions. The participants strongly condemned and rejected all expressions of extremism, racism and religious intolerance, including antisemitism," the joint statement said."

"Despite calls for a peaceful dialogue in the document on Ukraine adopted in Geneva, the coup-imposed Ukrainian Foreign Minister said it will not affect the “anti-terrorist” operation in the East of the country and the troops will remain there.

Soon after the Geneva document, adopted at a four-side meeting between Ukraine, the US, the EU and Russia, was published, Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrey Deshchytsa said Kiev is not bound by its recommendations.

According to Deshchytsa cited by RIA Novosti, “the troops in the East of the country are carrying out a special operation and can remain where they are.”

Hopefully the US will talk some sense into Kiev and Russia will talk some sense into Donetsk.