MINSK II STALEMATE: WHO IS AT FAULT???

Thus far, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) has not carried out a single reform stipulated by the Minsk II accords.

The first three points of Minsk II deal with the ceasefire and the withdrawal of Kiev and Donbass forces from the line of contact. Both the ceasefire and withdrawal were achieved last spring. To be sure, both sides have occasionally broken the ceasefire with small-scale fighting but the original full ceasefire has largely held and withdrawal of weapons was implemented by both sides.