KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday that the Western-backed truce signed in Minsk in February had been respected this week for the first time, despite pro-Russian rebels claiming a civilian had been killed.
“I have some good news. There has been no shooting on the front for a week,” Poroshenko said in televised remarks. ”This is the first week that the Minsk agreements are being implemented.” …read more
Source: The Gulf Today
