烏克蘭正式取消復活節停火，恢復反恐行動

Ukraine has formally called off the Easter truce against pro-Russian separatists in the east and says anti-terrorist operations are on again.

First Deputy Prime Minister Vitaliy Yarema told reporters during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday that what he calls "appropriate steps" will be taken and that results will be seen shortly.

Yarema said Ukraine has gotten assurances from the United States that it would not be left alone to face Russian aggression. He expressed hope that the U.S. support will be more substantive.

The Pentagon said Tuesday it is sending 600 U.S. troops to Poland and the Baltics to "send a message" to Moscow and to reassure American allies and partners.

Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr Turchynov has already ordered security forces to resume "anti-terror" operations in eastern Ukraine. His order came just hours after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden ended a two-day trip to Kiyv.

Biden called on Moscow to honor its promise to withdraw support for armed pro-Russian separatists inside Ukraine.

Ukrainian military moves last week to drive the separatists from government buildings they have seized in about a dozen cities failed.

An agreement signed in Geneva last week aimed at cooling tensions in Ukraine has gone nowhere and the pro-Russians are showing no signs of backing down.烏克蘭宣佈正式取消復活節停火，再次對東部親俄羅斯分子展開反恐行動。

烏克蘭第一副總理亞勒瑪在星期三的內閣會議上對記者說， 將採取“適當行動”，很快就能看到結果。

亞勒瑪說，美國已向烏克蘭保證不會讓烏克蘭單槍匹馬地面對俄羅斯入侵。他表示希望美國的支持更有實質性。

美國國防部星期二宣佈將派600名美國軍人前往波蘭和波羅的海國家，向莫斯科“發出信息”，讓美國的盟友和夥伴安心。

烏克蘭臨時總統亞歷山大·圖奇諾夫已命令安全部隊在東烏克蘭恢復反恐行動。在他宣佈這一決定幾個小時之前，美國副總統拜登剛剛結束對基輔兩天的訪問。

拜登呼籲莫斯科信守承諾，停止支持烏克蘭境內的親俄武裝分子。

烏克蘭上星期出動軍隊，企圖把佔據政府建築的分離主義分子趕出去，但沒有成功。

上星期在日內瓦召開的國際會談雖然達成協議，但協議並未得到落實。沒有跡象顯示親俄羅斯分子做出讓步。