Ukraine Crisis: Rebels 'Pull Heavy Weapons' From Front Line

[Purveyor]

Source: BBC

Pro-Russia rebels in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, says they have "fully removed" heavy weapons from the front line, as agreed in a ceasefire deal.

The claim was made by the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, who added that Ukraine had not reciprocated

Ukraine's government said it would move its artillery by the end of Saturday.

The European-brokered ceasefire signed in Minsk last month appears to be holding despite sporadic violations.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31779869

[Fred Sanders]

1. Ceasefire Holding; Media Coverage Disappears

[newthinking]

2. More like the stops putting out Ukraine press releases

there never was much real reporting unfortunately. Just an information war.

[JackRiddler]

3. Which Yanis are you ready for in 2016?

[newthinking]

4. Greece. I would love to see our own.

Unfortunately his dual citizenship is Australia not the US.

Have you watched any of his interviews?

[JackRiddler]

5. Just confirming.

Of course I figured as much.

Sure, I knew of him before and was excited to learn he'd be the finmin, as they say. For those who know the Greek domestic and EU situation, the relative balances of power, the Syriza government has done incredibly well so far and the story, other than implied by most media, continues... the real confrontation comes in four months.