Obama Calls on Russia to Respect Ukraine Cease-fire
President Barack Obama has called on Russia to honor a September cease-fire between Kyiv and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said President Obama delivered the message to Russian Vladimir Putin during informal conversations at a summit this week in Beijing.
Rhodes also told reporters that Obama will discuss the Ukraine crisis with European leaders on the sidelines of next week's G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia.
NATO and European monitors have reported Russian tanks, troops and weapons crossing the border in the past few days.
Moscow has repeatedly denied any official military involvement in Ukraine, and has described Russian troops fighting alongside rebels as volunteers.
Kyiv pledges to uphold truce
Meanwhile, Kyiv says it has has no intention of abandoning the truce deal it signed with Moscow and rebels in early September in Minsk, a government spokesman said Thursday.
Source: Voice of America
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