An international mediator on Wednesday said Ukraines warring sides had agreed to withdraw heavy weapons from the volatile frontline by February 20 in line with a tattered peace plan.
Martin Sajdik, the lead negotiator from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the crisis, said Ukraine, Russia and the eastern rebels agreed to the move after a fresh round of talks in Minsk, Russian and Belarussian news agencies reported.