Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced Friday that Kiev has reached agreement on a ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Poroshenko confirmed that Ukrainian envoys negotiating with rebels, representatives from Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Minsk, Belarus, signed the ceasefire agreement, which goes into effect Friday.
Via Twitter, rebels too confirmed the ceasefire, which they say starts at 11 a.m. EST.
The agreement comes amid heavy fighting between government forces and rebels in eastern Ukraine, where separatists have declared “people’s republics” in Donetsk and Luhansk. Western countries are considering further sanctions against Russia, which they accuse of …read more
Source: Time
