Kiev (AFP) – Both Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Saturday pledged to respect a ceasefire due to come into force within hours, after fierce fighting plunged the truce into doubt. Under a peace plan signed between Kiev and the rebels in Minsk this week the ceasefire is scheduled to start in war-torn east Ukraine at 2200 GMT on Saturday. The agreement followed marathon talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France.Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko made the pledge in a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, the French presidency said in a statement. …read more
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