Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed that pro-Russian rebels have pulled back a vast part of their heavy arms, adding most of the government forces’ weapons have also been removed.The withdrawal was part of a peace deal Kiev struck with representatives of self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic” in February. Brokered by the leaders of Germany, France, and Russia, the agreement included an obligation of both sides to lay down arms and pull back heavy weapons from their front line in Eastern Ukraine. It also envisages the establishment of a buffer zone ranging from 30 to 140 km …read more
Source: Novinite
