02-12-2015, 06:31 PM
A cease-fire agreement has been reached, along with a tentative peace plan. That's good news if everyone keeps their agreements and the implementation plan is effective.
- As of Sunday, fighting between Ukraine forces and Russian separatists will be halted.
- As of Monday, heave artillery will be pulled back by both sides, creating a demilitarized zone agreed to back in September.
-The release and exchange of all hostages and illegally held prisoners should be completed no more than five days after the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the agreement states.
-If the withdrawal of heavy weapons is successful, then local elections should be held in separatist-held areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Dialogue on this should start the day after the withdrawal. A change in the Ukrainian constitution is expected to make this possible, along with reforms to give the region greater autonomy. If all this happens, then the Ukrainian government may be able to take back control of its border with Russia in separatist-held areas by the end of the year.
All easier said than done with passions still high on both sides, but I really hope it's a sustainable foundation to end the bloodshed.
Ref: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/12/europe...index.html
- As of Sunday, fighting between Ukraine forces and Russian separatists will be halted.
- As of Monday, heave artillery will be pulled back by both sides, creating a demilitarized zone agreed to back in September.
-The release and exchange of all hostages and illegally held prisoners should be completed no more than five days after the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the agreement states.
-If the withdrawal of heavy weapons is successful, then local elections should be held in separatist-held areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Dialogue on this should start the day after the withdrawal. A change in the Ukrainian constitution is expected to make this possible, along with reforms to give the region greater autonomy. If all this happens, then the Ukrainian government may be able to take back control of its border with Russia in separatist-held areas by the end of the year.
All easier said than done with passions still high on both sides, but I really hope it's a sustainable foundation to end the bloodshed.
Ref: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/12/europe...index.html