The Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), which is attempting to regulate the conflict in eastern Ukraine, has urged both sides to adhere scrupulously to the agreed cease-fire and to withdraw heavy weaponry away from the contact line as previously agreed.
The TCG – which includes Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) – met in Minsk on Feb. 1 amid a significant uptick in fighting between the Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatists in recent days around the government-controlled town of Avdiyivka.
