Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they have started to withdraw their heavy artillery from front-line positions as required by a peace plan aimed at ending five months of conflict with Kyiv.
Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko told Russia’s Interfax news agency Tuesday that the pullback was in response to a similar move by Ukrainian forces. He added, however, that the withdrawal will only take place in areas where Ukrainian units have done the same, but not in areas where they still remain.
On Monday, Ukrainian officials said they started to pull troops and heavy weapons from the front lines under the terms …read more
Source: Voice of America
