Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels agree to new cease-fire

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KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels agreed on Monday to a fresh cease-fire in the war-torn eastern region of Luhansk, one of two provinces partially controlled by separatists, and were working toward expanding the armistice to neighboring Donetsk on Tuesday.


News of the deal came via a report published late Monday from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.




All agreed in principle to a total cease-fire along the entire line of contact between Ukrainian Armed Forces and those under control of the [Lugansk People's Republic], to be effective from 5 December. They also agreed that the withdrawal of heavy weapons would start on 6 December. Read more...



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