Ukraine Rebels Call Cease-Fire to Match Government Truce
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Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine called a cease-fire in fighting against government forces, matching a truce announced four days ago by President Petro Poroshenko.
The separatists’ decision may ease a crisis that’s left hundreds dead in the former Soviet republic and led to the worst standoff between Russia and the U.S. and its European allies since the Cold War. The breakthrough comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to visit Vienna today.