Ukraine Says It Reached A Cease-Fire Deal With Separatists

NPR | By Eleanor Beardsley

Published September 5, 2014 at 10:58 AM EDT

Ukraine and the Russia-backed rebels have announced a cease-fire agreement set to go into effect Friday.

Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley is an NPR correspondent based in Paris, France.

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