Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (ARCHIVE)

Another little snippet of reaction to the Minsk deal:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Minsk that "we now have a glimmier of hope" for Ukraine but she is under "no illusion" and there is still "very, very much work" to do. She added that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has done everything possible to end the bloodshed in Ukraine.

(Reuters/AFP)

What might a postconflict Ukraine actually look like? Brian Whitmore takes a look in today's timely Daily Vertical.

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The Daily Vertical: What Now?

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Our multimedia department has issued this video of Russian President Vladimir Putin commenting on the Ukraine peace deal in Minsk:

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Putin Welcomes Minsk Deal

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Here is today's map of the military situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council: