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Ukraine insurgents agree to ceasefire as Obama warns Putin of new sanctions
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/24/ukraine-insurgents-agree-to-ceasefire-as-obama-warns-putin-of-new-sanctions/
Ukraine insurgents agree to ceasefire as Obama warns Putin of new sanctions
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:33 EDT
Ukraine’s pro-Russian insurgents have agreed to a temporary ceasefire and talks with the new Western-backed president, as US President Barack Obama warned Russia it risks fresh sanctions over its support for the separatists.
The surprise ceasefire announcement from the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly threw his weight behind Kiev’s peace overtures and urged the separatists to halt fire.
Ukraine’s security services confirmed on Monday evening that militia strikes in the two heavily-Russified industrial regions that have been at the heart of the insurgency came to an abrupt halt in the late afternoon.
The self-proclaimed prime minister of Donetsk said his side’s ceasefire would match the one earlier ordered by President Petro Poroshenko and last until Friday morning.
