The Novorussian ceasefire agreement + English translation

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As seen on the Russian text on the OSCE page, and now Gleb Bazov sent Saker the translation.  To say that one is under-impressed by this text would be an understatement.  It should also be noted that many well informed sources spoke of a 14 points plan.  Are two more points held in secret? What is certain is that this documents is imprecise, nebulous, ambiguous and otherwise vague to such a degree that one would argue that it is basically impossible to implement. 

Knowing the degree to which Russian diplomats are normally maniacally fastidious and pedantic with words, one can only conclude that they have deliberately sabotaged this agreement and that it's sole use what to deflate the bellicose mood of the NATO summit.  But as a basis for a real ceasefire it is useless, nevermind a real negotiation for a final status agreement or peace treaty.

Ukrainian army carries out artillery strikes against self-defense in Slavyansk despite ceasefire

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Ukrainian government forces continue to carry out artillery strikes against the militia's strongholds in defiance of the declared ceasefire, the defense minister of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic", Igor Strelkov, has said.

"After 6:00 pm yesterday, artillery fire exchanges and local gun battles continued in the Semyonovka area. The adversary opened mortar fire on the village and continued to "hunt" passing cars by firing at them from a tank stationed at their checkpoint near the village of Vostochny," Strelkov was quoted as saying by Donbass people's governor Pavel Gubarev on his Facebook account, Interfax reports.

Moscow urges ceasefire, political dialogue in South Sudan.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry has called for an immediate ceasefire in South Sudan and for political dialogue to be launched without delay.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has called for an immediate ceasefire in South Sudan and for political dialogue to be launched without delay.

“We are deeply concerned over the ongoing conflict between supporters of incumbent President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir and supporters of former Vice President Riek Machar. We are calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and for political dialogue to be established without delay,” the ministry said in a statement.

As a permanent member state of the UN Security Council, Russia has been working to promote the search for peaceful ways of ending the military-political crisis in South Sudan,” the statement says.

Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire With Government

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The leader of the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram denied that it entered into a ceasefire agreement with the government and endorsed an attack last week on a school in northeast Yobe state.
Bloomberg reports that Abubakar Shekau, in a video message sent to reporters on Saturday, denied claims by the Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki this week that a ceasefire was reached on July 8 after talks with the group’s deputy leader, Mohammed Marwan.

“Let me assure you that we will not enter into any truce with these infidels,” Shekau said. “We will not enter into any truce with the Nigerian government.” 

Boko Haram, whose name means “western education is a sin” in the Hausa language, has killed thousands of people in gun and bomb attacks since 2009 in the mainly Muslim North and Abuja in its campaign to establish an Islamic state in Africa’s largest oil producer. Nigeria’s more than 160 million people are roughly split between Christians, predominant in the south, and Muslims, mostly in the north.

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Federal Government Of Nigeria signs ceasefire with Boko Haram

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KANO – The Federal Government has announced  signing of ceasefire deal with Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah Lidda’awati wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram. The major breakthrough is coming on the eve of  the Muslim Holy month due to commence Tuesday throughout the country. The minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki announced the ceasefire agreement on Radio France International Hausa services monitored in Kano Monday afternoon.

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Boko Haram commander declares ceasefire

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The second commander of Boko Haram, Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, sent a statement to journalists in Maiduguri yesterday Monday January 28th, saying their group has agreed to a ceasefire after talks with the Borno government.

Ibn Abdulazeez said he had "the consent and approval of our leader Abubakar Shekau and I call on all members to stop hostilities".

The commander said their group was serious about the ceasefire, and security agencies are free to arrest any of their members that violates it once the ceasefire has been fine tuned.

“We are going to comply with the cease- fire order and by the time we are done with that, then government security agencies can go ahead to arrest whoever they find carrying arms or killing under our name,”  he said.