![Russia on Eastern Ukraine shooting: Kiev must fulfill Geneva de-escalation pledge Russia on Eastern Ukraine shooting: Kiev must fulfill Geneva de-escalation pledge](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ukraine-escallation-310x168.jpg)
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed outrage over the deadly gun battle on Saturday night in the protester-held city of Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine. It said Kiev must deliver on its commitment to de-escalate the violence. Russia, Ukraine, the US and the EU agreed this week in Geneva on a roadmap to calm tension down in protest-gripped eastern Ukraine.