Today we're close to war, tomorrow we're close to a ceasefire.
Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire agreement reached, Poroshenko says
The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, but there was no immediate indication that the fighting would stop.
The brief statement said "mutual understanding was reached regarding the steps that will contribute to the establishment of peace" but gave no details.
"The result of the conversation was agreement on a permanent ceasefire in the Donbass," the statement said, using the collective term for the eastern Ukraine regions.
Vladimir Antyfeyev, a senior leader of the Russia-backed rebels whom Ukrainian forces have been fighting since April, told The Associated Press he could not say whether the separatists would adhere to a ceasefire because he was not commanding the forces. "But I definitely welcome this," he said.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/world/ukraine-crisis-ceasefire-agreement-reached-poroshenko-says-1.2753912
Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire agreement reached, Poroshenko says
The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, but there was no immediate indication that the fighting would stop.
The brief statement said "mutual understanding was reached regarding the steps that will contribute to the establishment of peace" but gave no details.
"The result of the conversation was agreement on a permanent ceasefire in the Donbass," the statement said, using the collective term for the eastern Ukraine regions.
Vladimir Antyfeyev, a senior leader of the Russia-backed rebels whom Ukrainian forces have been fighting since April, told The Associated Press he could not say whether the separatists would adhere to a ceasefire because he was not commanding the forces. "But I definitely welcome this," he said.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/world/ukraine-crisis-ceasefire-agreement-reached-poroshenko-says-1.2753912