Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a “permanent ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine, the site of six months of intensifying fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists aided, allegedly, by Russian servicemen.
The three-sentence announcement, made shortly after 10am (CET) provided few details, but stated that “there was agreement on the steps necessary to support the establishment of peace”.
Russia has not confirmed an agreement. At 10:00 CET, the Kremlin issued a summary of Putin’s and Poroshenko’s conversation that stated: “The two leaders exchanged views on what needs to be done as a matter of …read more
Source: European Voice
