KIEV, Ukraine— Ukraine’s president says government and Russian-backed separatist forces have pulled back the bulk of their artillery and rocket launchers from the front line in the east, in compliance with a cease-fire deal.
Petro Poroshenko told a state broadcaster Monday evening that some heavy weaponry remains in place at the airport of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, however.
Progress in the arms-withdrawal process agreed at high-level peace talks last month will boost attempts to bring a definitive end to a conflict that has killed more than 6,000 and displaced 1.5 million people.
The pullback is being overseen by hundreds of monitors from …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
