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September 8, 2014

Ukraine-Rebel Ceasefire Holds Despite Sporadic Violence 
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A ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels
appears to be holding despite a weekend of scattered attacks. A deal
brokered on Friday was followed by clashes around 24 hours later in
Donetsk and Mariupol. The truce lays out the "decentralization of power"
as a key component of any long-term agreement, but both Ukraine and its
rival Russia have pushed diverging proposals for what that would mean.
It also calls for a mass prisoner exchange. The ceasefire was reached as
NATO approved a 4,000-strong force capable of rapid deployment in
eastern Europe to confront Russia.

 

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