It is a truce in the truce. Tuesday was declared day of silence in the conflict zone in Ukraine, where the cease-fire is not met for months. A day to test paces to Kiev on the ability of the rebels to respect the truce.
According to journalists from AFP, an unusual silence was introduced in the late morning in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, despite some sporadic shelling.
The Ukrainian army and separatists have accused each other of having repeatedly violated the cease-fire. But the Ukrainian President was optimistic at the end of the morning.
The head of Russian diplomacy, he said he hopes based on the cease-fire.
"This is not the first announcement of this kind, but this current stage was very well prepared, said Sergei Lavrov. There have been talks between representatives of the two camps and Russian officers provided assistance at the request of the president (Ukrainian) Poroshenko. "
If compliance with this new truce, both sides should a priori begin on Wednesday the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line to create a buffer zone.
On the diplomatic front, the peace talks planned Tuesday in Minsk were postponed indefinitely.
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