MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, but resolution of the main political and economic issues behind the conflict was made conditional on a series of difficult steps and put off until the end of the year.
Both sides are to pull heavy weapons back from the frontline from 50 kilometers (30 miles) to 140 kilometers (85 miles) depending on their caliber, creating a much wider buffer zone than specified under the September agreement.
All foreign fighters, “mercenaries” and their weapons are to leave Ukraine, …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
