Ceasefire offers opportunity for eastern Ukraine peace push, says president


  • World
  • Saturday, 08 Aug 2020

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters in the village of Taramchuk in Donetsk Region, Ukraine August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

TARAMCHUK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine wants to build on a lull in fighting in the eastern Donbass region to push for a lasting peace settlement at a new round of four-way talks with Russia, France and Germany, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters.

Dressed in a T-shirt and khaki trousers, Zelenskiy was speaking on a visit to the area on the 12th day of what Kyiv hopes will be a permanent ceasefire agreed with Russian-backed forces on July 27.

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