Ceasefire Agreement Reached For Eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian service members are seen on the front line near the village of Travneve in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 15, 2021. Picture taken December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich 

Reuters: OSCE says ceasefire agreement reached for eastern Ukraine 

KYIV (Reuters) - Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agreed to restore a full ceasefire between the Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the OSCE said on Wednesday. 

"I was delighted that participants expressed their strong determination to fully adhere to the Measures to Strengthen the Ceasefire agreement of 22 July 2020," the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen said in a statement. 

Kyiv and Moscow have blamed each other in recent months for violation of a previous ceasefire, which had been agreed in July 2020 and helped significantly reduce the number of casualties last year.  

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WNU Editor: I have lost count over the past 7 years on how many ceasefires have been declared in this conflict. But if it can give some peace during the holiday period, even for a few days, it will be worth it.