If fragile agreement holds, ambitious political measures including a new Ukrainian constitution and special status for rebel-held areas should followA ceasefire in eastern Ukraine intended to pave the way for a comprehensive political settlement of the country’s crisis was agreed early on Thursday in Minsk, following a fraught 16 hours of overnight negotiations between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France.The marathon summit in the Belarus capital resulted in a pact providing for a ceasefire between Ukrainian government troops and Russian-backed separatists from Sunday, the withdrawal of heavy weaponry from the battle zone, which is to be demilitarised, amnesties …read more
Source: The Guardian
