Tag: Ukraine tensions

Moscow : The death of a pro-Russian separatist leader in the conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine could serve to escalate tensions in the region and impede the so-called Minsk peace process, a Kremlin spokesperson said on Saturday. Alexander Zakharchenko, the 42-year-old leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), a region of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian insurgents since 2014, was killed when a car bomb struck a cafe in downtown Donetsk city on Friday. "Zakharchenko's death will no doubt lead to increased tensions in the region, which will of course not help...