Ukrainian Ceasefire Goes Into Effect Amid Mistrust On Both Sides - First Report: Ceasefire Holding [View all]

[Fred Sanders]

Source: CNN

Mariupol, Ukraine (CNN)After days of ferocious attacks, a ceasefire went into effect after midnight Sunday in Ukraine, followed by brief accusations of violence.

President Petro Poroshenko ordered the Ukrainian military to hold its fire against pro-Russian militants in the nation's East. The separatist Donetsk People's Republic also announced a truce.

First Report: Ceasefire Holding

The "ceasefire is holding," according to chief monitor Ertugrul Apakan of the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe. Referring to the first 12 hours of the ceasefire, Apakan said the ceasefire was being respected overall, with some exceptions.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/15/europe/ukraine-conflict/

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Peace?

Thanks Obama.