Moscow could defend Russia-backed Ukraine rebels © Getty Images Ukraine s President Zelensky has been visiting troops in the region
Russia might come to the rescue of the rebels it backs in eastern Ukraine, a senior Kremlin official has warned. Everything depends on the scale of the conflagration, Dmitry Kozak told a conference in Moscow, as tension builds in the region.
Ukraine s Donbas region has been a flashpoint since the separatists seized swathes of territory in 2014.
Low-level, sporadic clashes between the rebels and Ukrainian forces have broken out in recent weeks.
Each side accuses the other of violating a ceasefire.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region on Thursday to see the locations of the escalation and be with our soldiers in the tough times in Donbas .
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