Russia backs Ukraine peace deal but Kiev is blocking progress, says Putin

Moscow fully supports the Minsk peace agreements, but is being held back by Ukraine, says the Russian president, Vladimir Putin Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday. "Russia is interested in and will strive to ensure the full and unconditional implementation of the Minsk Agreements," he said, according to a transcript release...