Ukraine Agrees to No-Fire Zone With Pro-Russian Rebels
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Ukraine and separatists mapped out a no-fire zone to strengthen a shaky cease-fire in the east as rebels continued to shell government positions, a munitions plant exploded and a Russian aid convoy reached Donetsk.
The agreement to create a 30 kilometer (18 mile) weapons-free swath was reached at about 1:30 a.m. in Minsk, Belarus, where former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma held a seven-hour meeting with the heads of the separatists, the Russian ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov and Heidi Tagliavini, a representative for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.