Negotiations orchestrated by France and Germany
in Belarus over the war in Ukraine ended this
morning with a deal between Russia and Ukraine to end the
months-long fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces
and Russian-backed rebels. The ceasefire is supposed to start on
Sunday. A previous ceasefire deal ended when rebels blew through
the ceasefire line. The region between that line and the new front
will be turned into a “buffer zone” in the new deal.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the
deal “a glimmer of hope, no more, no less,” hinged on whether
fighting actually stops in the region. A
statement released by the White House …read more
Source: Reason.com
