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RFE/RL: UN Council calls for return to cease-fire in eastern Ukraine

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Published June 7, 2018 at 10:07 am

Members of the United Nations Security Council attend a meeting chaired by Polish President Andrzej Duda at United Nations headquarters, May 17, 2018 in New York City. The meeting concerned the role of international law in maintaining peace and security. Duda is also expected to visit Chicago during his trip to the United States, where he will meet with the area's large Polish community.

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The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the “continuous violations of the cease-fire” in eastern Ukraine and called for an immediate withdrawal of heavy weapons.

In a resolution sponsored by France and Germany on June 6, the council also called for expanded UN efforts to help civilians caught up in the four-year conflict between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatists.