ABC / AP: Ukraine’s president said Friday that a fragile truce between his government’s troops and Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine had resulted in the first day free of deaths or injuries for his soldiers since the conflict erupted months ago.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, wrapping up a three-day visit to Australia, said the lull in fighting, which began Tuesday after the president proposed a “day of silence”, appeared to be holding…
“This is only 24 hours ? everything is so fragile,” he said. “But I pray that we should continue this process. And if we will be united, we will win, no doubt. Not win by military means, but we will launch the political dialogue, bring peace, bring stability to my nation, to the continent and to the whole world.”… (more)
