: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine Cease-fire in Effect But Doubts Persist as to Sustainability


A cease-fire in eastern Ukraine aimed at halting fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Moscow-backed separatists went into effect Monday. Ukrainian officials, however, warn it is at risk of falling apart.

Under the cease-fire announced in Munich by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, both sides are supposed to abide by the two-year-old Minsk agreement and withdraw heavy weaponry from the front lines.

Yet, just hours before the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany announced this latest truce, a separatist leader was issuing military threats.

Alexander Hug, chief of a monitoring mission for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, says …read more

Source: Magazetini

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