VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is cautiously optimistic about Thursday’s ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia, saying he’ll remain skeptical until Russia honours its end of the bargain.
The peace deal was hammered out following all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany at a summit in Belarus.
Part of the agreement includes a ceasefire that will be effective beginning this weekend.
“Obviously, we will take with some encouragement the fact that there is a ceasefire and some kind of an agreement in Minsk today,” Harper said during a news conference in Victoriaville, Que.
“But we will remain skeptical of it.”
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Source: Metro News
