02-10-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com

Ukraine local polls postponed to ensure 'undisputed' vote

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany agreed Friday to delay contentious local elections in Ukraine to ensure that they meet international standards. French President Francois Hollande said after a summit in Paris that light weapons would be withdrawn from the frontline in eastern Ukraine beginning on Saturday, in another step towards peace. Fighting has all but stopped in separatist eastern Ukraine after 17 months of conflict, but rival elections planned by Kiev and the Russia-back
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