Ukraine Cease-Fire: Battle for Debaltseve Continues

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... the cease-fire between Ukrainian government forces and Russian backed separatists appeared to be holding with some violations in the area the contents of town ... houses ... the fierce fighting of recent weeks gave way to store and exchanges after the truce went into effect on Sunday ... the latest cease-fire deal is the most concerted effort yet two and a ten month old conflict that has claimed more than five thousand lives ... the deal was brokered by leaders of Germany and France last Thursday ... after seventeen hours of talks between Ukrainian President Petro Porsche and co ... and Russian leader but you can ... according to the Ukrainian president's office ... President Obama spoke to Mr portion go on Saturday ... and that you agreed to Courtenay steps in the event that dealers violated ... the Obama administration has said it is considering sending lethal military aid ... I will wait to see if the ceasefire holds before making a decision ... the cease-fire was declared in eastern Ukraine the minute after midnight on Sunday local time ... both sides accused each other of violating it shortly after and went into effect ... meanwhile the European Union has added nineteen people and nine organizations to the sanctions list for action link to the fighting in eastern Ukraine ... if violent subsides in the coming weeks ... debate is expected on whether to scale back some of the sanctions ... which include a broad restrictions on trade and financial links with Russia ...