No-fire zone in Ukraine agreed on

Representatives of the Ukrainian government and of pro-Russian separatists fighting in the eastern part of the country have agreed on a no-fire zone during talks held in Minsk, Belarus. The agreement creates a 30-kilometer weapons-free area. The OSCE is due to send its monitors to the zone. “This was a long, but constructive, dialogue that allowed us to sign the important document,” former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. “We will hope for the better while preparing for everything.”