Ukraine summit in Minsk reach agreement

TRANSLATION – tagesshau

Ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons, implementation of the original Minsk Agreement with Putin, Poroshenko and Merkel

In Ukraine crisis summit in Minsk, according to the Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and the federal government reached an agreement on a ceasefire for the war zone Donbass has been achieved. You should apply this Sunday from 0.00 clock, it said after talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, inter alia, in the Belarusian capital Minsk. It was also agreed to a withdrawal of heavy weapons.

The withdrawal of heavy weapons should two days after onset of the cease-fire start and last no longer than two weeks, said the Russian President. The Ukrainian army would withdraw their weapons from the current front line for the insurgents applies the line of 19 September 2014.

Merkel spoke of a glimmer of hope: “I have no illusion that we have no illusion. It is still very, very much work necessary but there is a real chance to change things for the better,” she said after the negotiations. “We hope – although we have not yet achieved everything, but we have a very serious hope for Ukraine and thus also for Europe,” she added.

Merkel traveled to Brussels immediately after the negotiations on the EU summit. French President François Hollande called the agreement a “relief for Europe and hope for Ukraine”..”

Poroshenko said that within 19 days all prisoners should be released. Putin called on the parties to the conflict in the war zone Donbass, now as soon as possible to stop fighting. One of the main reasons for the delayed talks was the refusal Poroschenkos been able to speak directly with the separatists, Putin said.

Ukraine summit in Minsk reach agreement