EU will do whatever it can to support Minsk ceasefire deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses during a joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will do whatever it can to ensure the full implementation of a ceasefire negotiated last week between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels, it said on Thursday.

"We will do whatever we can to ensure full implementation of the Minsk agreement," said Catherine Ray, Commission spokeswoman for foreign affairs.