Russia-backed separatist fighters shoot in the air to pay respects to their comrade during a funeral near Donetsk. AP PHOTO/PETR DAVID JOSEK
16-hour chat still leaves unanswered questions
BY YURAS KARMANAU AND VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
The Associated Press
MINSK, Belarus – Guns would fall silent, heavy weapons would pull back from the front and Ukraine would trade broad autonomy for the east to get back control of its Russian border by the end of 2015 under a peace deal hammered out Thursday in all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany.
The deal was full of potential pitfalls that could derail its implementation, however. In announcing …read more
Source: The News
