MINSK (Sputnik) — The Contact Group on Ukraine called on conflicting sides in eastern Ukraine Wednesday to agree on full cessation of hostilities starting at midnight on December 24.
The members of the Group, comprising envoys from Russia, Ukraine, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe emphasized at a meeting in Minsk the importance of ensuring peace during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.
"We reaffirm our adherence to the implementation of Minsk peace agreements and effective continuation of the Minsk process in the new year," the group said in a statement.
