In Ukraine, Signs Of Trouble Just Days Into Cease-Fire With Pro-Russian Rebels -- CSM
Many in Kiev doubt the cease-fire in the country's east will hold given the gulf between different sides on the political steps needed for a lasting peace.
Kiev, Ukraine — A deal designed by a committee, with something for everyone but virtually no chance of working. Yet a truce that's holding, mostly, after five months of bloody conflict.
Last Friday's agreement reached between Ukraine's warring parties calls for an internationally-supervised ceasefire. Despite numerous reports of continuing gunfire and artillery exchanges, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday that the truce is shaky, but holding in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.
But few expect the ceasefire to last very long, despite general agreement that both sides need breathing space from a brutal war that has officially killed over 3,000 people since mid-April. That's because most of the political steps laid down in the 12-point deal, known as the Minsk Protocol, are a patchwork of incompatible measures which neither side is willing to implement. For Kiev, one sticking point is the prospect of rebel-held regions electing local officials without central government oversight.
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More News On Ukraine's Ceasefire Still Holding
'Shaky' truce holds in Ukraine as UN raises death toll -- Deutsche Welle
In A Test Of The Cease-Fire, Ukraine Checkpoint Reportedly Destroyed -- NPR
Shelling near two cities rocks fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine -- CNN
As Renewed Fighting Grips SE Ukraine, Neighboring Region Braces For Violence -- Radio Free Europe
Donetsk Prime Minister: Kiev Refuses to Coordinate Routes of Humanitarian Convoys -- RIA Novosti
Ukraine ceasefire holds for shaky peace to last -- RT
Russia’s OSCE Envoy: General Ceasefire Holding in Ukraine -- RIA Novosti
Donetsk Official Says Republic to Remain Independent State -- RIA Novosti
2 comments:
War news, do you think this ceasfire will hold or will it break during this week? Since no one is trying to negotiate politicaly, the freeing of hostages is a positive step, but is it enought?
Russia and the EU want this ceasefire to hold .... and are putting pressure on their sides to respect the truce. The guys on the ground .... on both sides .... want to continue fighting. For the moment .... it appears that Poroshenko is leery of starting another fight right now ... so maybe .... just maybe .... this truce will hold.
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