| 1 | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pushed Wednesday for European powers to get Ukraine to comply with a truce in eastern Ukraine. |
| 2 | The already shaky truce between government troops and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine was again thrown into question this week when overnight shelling from both sides killed at least nine people. |
| 3 | Moscow blamed Kiev for the surge of violence, while Kiev said the rebel fighters provoked it. |
| 4 | The leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France are to meet Monday in Berlin to discuss the uptick in fighting. |
| 5 | Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is likely to meet senior EU officials in Brussels next week. |
| 6 | Lavrov said Wednesday he hopes Germany and France, as signatories of the February truce, "will do everything to make sure" Kiev complies with the deal. |
| 7 | The truce calls for the withdrawal of large-caliber weapons from the front lines and reforms to devolve power to Ukraine's regions. |
| 8 | NATO members discussed Ukraine on Wednesday and "expressed their serious concern about the recent sharp escalation of violence," acting alliance spokesman Carmen Romero said in a statement. |
| 9 | He said NATO stressed the need for all parties to de-escalate tensions and exercise restraint in eastern Ukraine. |