After a marathon peace-talk session in Minski, Belarus, leaders said a cease-fire deal had been reached in eastern Ukraine between the government and pro-Russian rebels.
Eastern Ukraine Cease-fire Deal Reached
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left back to a camera, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, second left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, walk together to continue their peace talks in Minsk.
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French President Francois Hollande, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hug each other after their marathon talks in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 12, 2015.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to the media after the peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, speaks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko after the peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 12, 2015.