The implementation of the ceasefire accords, aimed to resolve the Ukraine crisis and known as the Minsk 2 agreements, Moscow announced recently. However, while full-scale fighting in the war between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists died down in 2015, true peace remains a distant prospect.
New Europe: The odds are slim for Ukraine in 2016
A local resident stands with her children near their home in the village of Zaytseve, Donetsk Oblast, on Dec. 12.
