The Ukrainian and Russian presidents have agreed that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is “largely holding”.
Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko said he spoke by phone to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss steps to make Friday’s truce durable. [eap_ad_1] The truce was agreed during talks in Minsk, Belarus.
Some 2,600 people have died in the conflict, which began when pro-Russian rebels seized a number of towns in eastern Ukraine in April. (BBC)
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