Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) gestures as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stand nearby during peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, on February 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pool)
Minsk, Reuters—The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday.
The deal reached after all-night negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk included a ceasefire that would come into effect on February 15, followed by the withdrawal of heavy weapons.
The news came as Ukraine was offered a 40 billion US dollar lifeline by the …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
