Ukraine Plan for Vote in Rebel Areas Set in Paris Meetings

  • Ukraine says Russia-backed rebels holding out on cease-fire
  • Foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany meet
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The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed on a timetable for elections in eastern Ukraine and for the release of prisoners, though they disagreed about what progress had been made on a permanent cease-fire.

“We have advanced on fixing concrete objectives and on establishing a working calendar,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said after hosting talks Thursday evening in Paris. “We are confident because there is a willingness to move forward.”