Donbass conflict sides agree to ceasefire from September 1 - officials
Donbass conflict sides agree to ceasefire from September 1 - officials
Members
of the Contact Group on Ukraine have reportedly agreed a steady
ceasefire along the line of contact in Donbass starting September 1,
media reports said. Boris Gryzlov, Russia’s representative in the
Contact Group, said after negotiations held on Friday that steps
designed to de-escalate the conflict is the key item on the agenda, and
no one needs an armed confrontation. Moscow is calling for a full and
permanent ceasefire in the eastern Ukrainian Donbass region by September
1, he stressed. Following the Trilateral Contact Group’s humanitarian
subgroup meeting Friday, an adviser for State Security Service of
Ukraine expressed hope that the ceasefire will start on September 1, RIA
Novosti reports.