KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine delayed a promised pullback of heavy weapons from the front line Monday, blaming continuing attacks from separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Under a peace agreement reached Feb. 12, both sides are to withdraw their heavy weapons 16 to 44 miles back to create a buffer zone.
[…] military spokesman Lt. Col. Anatoliy Stelmakh said Monday that the pullback will not begin until rebel attacks stop entirely, in line with a cease-fire that was supposed to begin Feb. 15.
Under the peace agreement worked out after all-night talks between Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France on Feb. 12, the weapons pullback …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
