1 of 9. Members of Ukrainian police special task force ‘Kiev-1’ inspect weapons hidden by pro-Russian separatists in the basement of an unfinished house in Slaviansk September 2, 2014.
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has reached agreement with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday on a “permanent ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region, Poroshenko’s press office said in a statement.
“Mutual understanding was achieved concerning the steps which will enable the establishment of peace,” the statement also said after Poroshenko and President Putin spoke by telephone.
Pro-Russian separatists are battling Kiev’s forces in the mainly Russian-speaking Donbass region, which is home to most of Ukraine’s heavy industry and accounts for about 18 percent of the country’s economic output.
source: reuters.com
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