Strange people are conducting strange peace talks in Donetsk. Expect strange results, or none at all.
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) June 23, 2014
Seems not insignificant that Medvedchuk was there when the #Ukraine separatists agreed to Kiev's proposed ceasefire.
— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) June 23, 2014
Aleksandr Borodai, the self-styled prime minister of the self-declared "Donetsk People's Republic," made the announcement today after peace talks with representatives from Moscow, Kyiv, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Borodai said separatists in the self-declared "Luhansk People's Republic" also agreed to a cease-fire until June 27.
He also said separatist officials would join more talks aimed at resolving Ukraine's crisis, which has pitted Ukrainian armed forces against pro-Russian separatist fighters.
The separatists previously rejected the unilateral weeklong truce declared on June 20 by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Earlier on June 23, European Union foreign ministers repeated their threat of wider sanctions against Russia if it failed to support Poroshenko's peace plan.
#UKRAINE: Donetsk self-defense forces agree to ceasefire until 07:00 GMT Friday http://t.co/gAv8IMJKyN
— RT (@RT_com) June 23, 2014
National Security Council: #Militants preparing attack on #Luhansk airport http://t.co/Mu6t7b58le #Ukraine
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 23, 2014
Council conclusions on Ukraine The Council adopted the following conclusions: "1. The European Union welcomes... http://t.co/h7HEh5KTgM
— EU Delegation UA (@EUDelegationUA) June 23, 2014
#NATO to establish Trust Fund for #Ukraine's defense potential http://t.co/AAmD1qAz92
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 23, 2014
EU officially bans import of all goods from #Crimea that haven't been approved by #Kyiv. http://t.co/rDTMV6Bp5L
— Isaac Webb (@isaacdwebb) June 23, 2014