Thursday, February 12, 2015

Eastern Ukraine ceasefire agreed

A ceasefire deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine has been reached…

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France reached agreement after 17 hours of talks.

The deal involves a withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line and the release of all prisoners, with a full ceasefire starting this Sunday.

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chaired the crucial meeting in Belarus.

Advisor to the UK's Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Duma Andrei Kortunov says the issue of who governs Ukraine is a difficult one…

IN: I think is...
OUT: …autonomy.
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