SYDNEY (AP) — Ukraine’s president said Friday that a fragile truce between his government’s troops and Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine had resulted in the first day free of deaths or injuries for his soldiers since the conflict erupted months ago.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, wrapping up a three-day visit to Australia, said the lull in fighting — which began Tuesday after the president proposed a “day of silence” — appeared to be holding.
Poroshenko called the truce in a bid to revive a much-violated cease-fire agreement signed in September. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle