De-escalation agreed to in Geneva has not materialized in eastern parts of the country, which faces a separatist crisis A deadly shootout in eastern Ukraine on Sunday is proof the country’s interim leaders are “crudely violating” a deal struck in Geneva last week , Russia’s foreign minister said Monday — the latest volley in a war of rhetoric over Ukraine’s separatist crisis, which has continued despite the tentative deal. The Geneva agreement, which called for all armed groups to abandon their occupation of government buildings and public spaces — including pro-Russian separatists in the east and pro-Western demonstrators in Kyiv’s central square — has largely been ignored. Sunday’s attack, which killed at least two and which Russian separatists have blamed on armed far-right nationalists, also broke a truce that was supposed to be honored over the Easter weekend. “The Geneva accord is not only not being fulfilled, but steps […]