Kiev (AFP) – Both sides in the conflict in eastern Ukraine have withdrawn most of their heavy weapons from the frontline, bolstering a month-old truce, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.In an interview with state television Monday evening Poroshenko said government forces had “withdrawn the lion’s share of multiple launch rocket systems and heavy artillery.””We see that the Russian-backed militants have also withdrawn a significant part,” he added.Poroshenko confirmed that the ceasefire deal hammered out by France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine in the Belarussian capital Minsk on February 12 was largely holding, despite sporadic deadly clashes.Artillery fire had halted among …read more
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