Withdrawl of artillery and creation of buffer zone is second step after ceasefire in 12-point agreement agreed in truce talksKiev’s forces have begun pulling back heavy weapons from the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, marking a step forward for the troubled peace plan agreed in Minsk this month.Army command said on Thursday that it would withdraw 100-mm cannons from the current demarcation line over the next 24 hours, barring attacks by Russia-backed rebels. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the military, later said a second phase of the withdrawal would be pull back heavier weapons, including the 120-mm mortars that have been …read more
Source: The Guardian
