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 The deal reported by the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe is the latest attempt to reinforce a much
violated ceasefire agreed on Sept. 5.
Shelling by from both sides has continued despite the
three-month-old ceasefire deal signed by Ukraine, Russia and the
pro-Russian separatists' leaders. Subsequent attempts to forge a
stronger truce have failed to halt the artillery fire.
The OSCE said representatives from both sides had "agreed in
principle to a total ceasefire along the entire line of contact" in
the Luhansk region, but that differences remained on certain
details.
The sides "continued to dispute aspects of the disengagement phase,"
the OSCE said in a report released late on Monday.
More than 4,300 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since
separatist rebellions began in April. September's ceasefire deal has
come under particular strain from fighting over the airport of the
rebel stronghold of Donetsk.
Ukraine said military representatives of Ukraine and Russia would
hold talks with rebels on Tuesday in Donetsk, the other rebellious
region, on Tuesday on establishing a new ceasefire as soon as
possible and on the withdrawal of heavy weapons.
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"Particular attention will be paid to the question of Donetsk
airport as it is a strategic site," the press service for the
Ukrainian military operation in the east said in a post on Facebook.
The sides held similar talks in November and did not reach an
agreement.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets, Writing by Alessandra Prentice,
Editing by Timothy Heritage)
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