Ukrainian Ceasefire Goes Into Effect Amid Mistrust On Both Sides - First Report: Ceasefire Holding

[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.

[barbtries]

1. an uneasy peace

beats any war any day.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Vicious and lengthy negotiations beats vicious and lengthy war any day also.

The only casualties I ever hear of are hurt feelings.

[KingCharlemagne]

3. Since most armed conflicts in the modern age end with negotiated

settlements anyway (the European theater in World War II being perhaps the sole major exception), Ukraine's combatants could simply skip the (un)pleasantries and proceed directly to negotiate. Would be preferable for all involved.

[bemildred]

6. +1. nt

[another_liberal]

4. Don't send either side any more weapons!

Make no mistake about it, for anyone to do anything else is to invite a much larger and more dangerous war, one we may not be able to negotiate an end to.