Armed pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine said April 18 they were not bound by an international deal ordering them to disarm and were looking for more assurances about their security before leaving the public buildings they have occupied since early April. The agreement, brokered by the United States, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union in Geneva on April 17, offered the best hope to date of defusing a stand-off in Ukraine that has dragged East-West relations to their lowest level since the Cold War.
Al Jazeera America: Ukraine’s rebels stay put despite diplomatic deal
A pro-Russian demonstrator sits near a barricade in front of the City Council in Mariupol on April 17.
