At midnight a new truce in the Donbas came into force. It includes a ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists. It has to apply for the next week. The agreement was announced in Kiev during a meeting of foreign ministers: Polish Witold Waszczykowski, German Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the French Jean Marc Ayrault and the UK Boris Johnson. Ukrainian side was represented by the head of the Ukrainian diplomacy Pavlo Klimkin. Previous truce, negotiated on September 1, is constantly broken. In eastern Ukraine people die all the time. Attacks of separatists are supported by Russia. Since the beginning of the conflict in April 2014, in the East of Ukraine about 10 thousand people were killed.

The truce is a beginning of implementation of the three-step program for conflict resolution. Ministers meeting in Kiev reported that if the ceasefire will last longer than a week, then the work will begin for resumption of the talks in the so-called “Normany format”. These discussions will concern the regulation of the situation in Donbas. Representatives of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia will participate in it.

French minister said that in the next few days should be signed an agreement to withdraw from the combat zone of the Ukrainian soldiers and separatist forces. Also important is the implementation of the Minsk agreements, which should be accompanied by political action.

Pavlo Klimkin stated that Ukraine would not agree the current situation in Donbas, which he described as "a protectorate of the Russian services". The main point of agreement that Russia should complete is the withdrawal of troops from the Donbass. Ministers of Western countries emphasize that the progress of peace depends on Russia. They decided that the sanctions imposed on Russia will continue till the apply.

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