烏克蘭衝突峯會達成停火協議
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France emerged from marathon talks in Belarus Thursday with a cease-fire deal aimed at ending months of fighting that has killed thousands in eastern Ukraine.
The cease-fire, which will begin February 15, was announced following 16 hours of grueling, all-night talks in the Belarussian capital, Minsk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the parties "have managed to agree on the main issues," including the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the conflict area.
Pro-Russian rebels were also reported to have accepted the deal.
But all sides also stressed, in separate news conferences, that disagreements remain. "We have no illusions," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, adding there is "very, very much work to be done."
Even as the cease-fire was unveiled Thursday, Ukrainian military officials said that more tanks and heavy weapons had crossed into Ukrainian territory from Russia overnight.
"Around 50 tanks, 40 multiple rocket launch systems, and a similar number of armored vehicles crossed the Ukrainian-Russian border at Izvarin," said Kyiv military spokesman Andriy Lysenko.
Russia has denied sending troops or weapons across the border to aid in the fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces that has killed at least 5,400 people and wounded thousands more.烏克蘭、俄羅斯、德國和法國的領導人星期四在白俄羅斯結束了馬拉松式的談判，宣佈達成一項停火協議，以結束烏克蘭東部持續數月、導致數千人死亡的戰鬥。
經過連續進行16個小時通宵達旦的艱苦會談之後，領導人在白俄羅斯首都明斯克宣佈停火將於2月15號生效。
俄羅斯總統普京說，各方就主要問題達成了一致，其中包括從衝突地區撤出重型武器。
據報道，親俄反叛武裝也接受了這個協議。
但所有各方在各自舉行的記者會上都強調，分歧依然存在。德國首相默克爾說：“我們不抱任何幻想。還有很多很多工作要做。”
就在星期四宣佈達成停火協議的同時，烏克蘭軍事官員說，夜間有更多的俄羅斯坦克和重型武器越境進入了烏克蘭領土。
基輔軍方發言人說：“大約50輛坦克、40部多管火箭發射系統和相同數量的裝甲車在伊斯瓦林穿越烏俄邊界。”
俄羅斯否認派軍隊和武器跨越邊界，幫助親俄分離分子與烏克蘭軍隊作戰。烏克蘭東部衝突迄今已造成至少5400喪生，數千人受傷。
