Comments from both Ukrainian President Poroshenko and Russian President Putin seem to indicate the two sides of the east Ukraine conflict are coming to an agreement. The details and timeline, however, remain unclear, reports GHN based on dw.de
Kyiv and Moscow have given indications of a possible de-escalation in tensions in eastern Ukraine, but appear to be a little misaligned on the messaging.
Initially on Wednesday, Petro Poroshenko announced that a Ukraine and Russia had brokered a ceasefire that would see an end to the fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine.
The Kremlin denied this, saying the two leaders had only agreed on steps towards peace because Russia was "not a party to the conflict."
Shortly after, Poroskenko released a second statement that scaled things back, saying instead that he and Vladimir Putin had "reached mutual understanding on the steps that will facilitate the establishment of peace."