Ukrainian army not ready to pull back heavy weapons because ceasefire violated - military spokesman

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian armed forces are not ready to withdraw heavy weapons, as agreed at the Minsk four-power peace talks, because separatists are violating the ceasefire, a Kiev military spokesman said on Monday.

The Minsk agreement provided for the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists to begin pulling back artillery and other large-calibre weapons systems 48 hours after the ceasefire came into force.