Weapons Withdrawal in Donbass to Begin at Midnight Saturday to Sunday

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The Normandy Four leaders noted progress in weapons withdrawal in Donbass; the withdrawal of weaponry under 100 mm in caliber will begin at midnight Saturday to Sunday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

MOSCOW, October 2 (Sputnik) — The Normandy Four talks on the Ukraine reconciliation concluded in Paris on Friday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint press conference with the French president following a peace summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 2, 2015. - Sputnik International
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"A positive headway in terms of pullout, adherence to agreements, signing of corresponding documents on the withdrawal of weaponry under 100 mm in caliber, which is expected to begin tomorrow at midnight," Peskov told journalists.

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lasted for about five hours.

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