Ukraine’s military said it had started withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline, bolstering a stuttering peace plan as the UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session Friday on the ceasefire deal.The announced pull-back – a key part of a peace deal negotiated earlier this month – comes after a shaky truce that was meant to come into force on February 15 but only took hold across the conflict zone in recent days.”Ukraine is today (Thursday) beginning the withdrawal of 100mm cannons from the frontline,” the army said in a statement.”This is the first step in the pull-back of heavy weapons …read more
Source: AsiaOne
