Ukraine said a truce it signed with pro-Russian rebels was largely holding in the war-battered east, but fears remain it may ultimately fail. The 12-point pact signed on September 5 is the first backed by both Kiev and Moscow to end a conflict which triggered the most serious crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. But the separatists insist they will not give up their ambitions for an independent state in the industrial east, and weary local residents were doubtful the ceasefire would bring lasting peace to their devastated towns and cities.
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