On Tuesday, the Russian backed rebels and the Ukrainian forces observed a ceasefire agreement. They are calling it a silent day in the war in Eastern Ukraine that has now lasted six months. The ceasefire is coinciding with new peace talks between the European Union, Ukraine, Russia and the separatists in Minsk. Both sides in this war wanted the ceasefire and the day of halted shooting honored the ceasefire called for a few months ago. In the peace talks, Russia denies having partaken in any of the fighting in Eastern Ukraine, Germany said that there is no chance of Ukraine joining NATO, and the Ukrainian government says that they might just part with pro-Russian Eastern Ukraine. Russia and the pro-Russian separatists said that they would not meet or agree to the ceasefire unless the Ukrainian government stopped its "economic blockade" and started trading again. Ukraine did and on Tuesday it restarted its natural gas trade with Russia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/world/europe/ukrainian-military-and-separatists-observe-silent-day.html?_r=0
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