+++ Ukraine ceasefire deal - live updates +++

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dw.de/ukraine-ceasefire-deal-live-updates/a-18250801

Leaders in Minsk have agreed on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine after around 17 hours of marathon talks. Read the latest here.

+++ Ukraine ceasefire deal - live updates +++
12.02.2015

(All times given in Central European Time.)

11:48 : Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France have discussed setting up a monitoring body to oversee the enforcement of the ceasfire agreement in eastern Ukraine. "The heads of state and government feel bound to the execution of the agreements in Minsk. To this end, they agree upon the creation of a monitoring mechanism in the Normandy format, which will come together at a regular basis at the level of senior foreign ministry officials," the leaders said in a common statement.

11:34 : Russian President Vladimir Putin put pressure on Ukraine's separatists to agree on the ceasefire, German Chancellor Merkel has said.

11:33 : The Ukraine deal has given "hope for a peaceful resolution" of the conflict, rebel leaders said. "We cannot but give Ukraine this chance, the whole country will change," rebel leader Igor Plotnitsky told AFP after signing the deal.

11:25 : French President Francois Hollande has expressed his satisfaction with the Ukraine ceasefire agreement. "This is a relief for Europe and a fine example of what France and Germany can do for peace," he said.

[DetlefK]

1. I hope this works.

[unhappycamper]

2. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.