Poroshenko says 'real truce' has begun in Ukraine
Kiev, Oct 7, 2015 (AFP) -- President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday a "real truce" had begun in Ukraine but that a long-lasting peace with pro-Russian insurgents would still take some time.
"There has not been a single shot fired. This is still not peace. This is not the end of the war," the pro-Western leader said in a televised address.
"The end of war will come when every patch of Ukrainian soil is liberated from the enemy, the occupant, the aggressor. But this is not simply a ceasefire -- this is a real truce."
Ukraine: separatist leaders can get only temporary immunity
MOSCOW (AP) -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has indicated that Kiev would be willing to offer only temporary immunity for any separatist leaders running in the upcoming elections in the east.
Klimkin said in comments carried by the Interfax news agency on Wednesday that Kiev is willing to announce amnesty in eastern Ukraine but insisted that anyone who committed crimes against humanity will not be covered.
Klimkin's statement comes a day after separatist rebels in the east announced they would postpone local elections that were going to be held shortly, sidestepping a contentious issue that had blocked progress toward a resolution for the war.
The rebels have been unwilling to come in contact with Kiev officials who call them criminals since they are afraid that they would be thrown in jail.
Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
