Before anyone jumps for joy at the prospect of peace in the Ukraine, given the touchy-feely get together of the French, German and Russian leaders this week, remember the last time there was a peace accord that Putin was involved in. The Russians say they don't have troops in Ukraine. They say they can't control the forces attacking Ukraine. The last time they got an agreement, the rebels claimed they weren't a party to it, as they are not in this one, and they didn't abide by it. Fighting started almost immediately. When that last peace was agreed to, the rebels held only two small areas of the country. Take a look at the map now.
By the 17th of February 2015, the Russians had already taken the rail center and were claiming victory. They ignored the ceasefire. They gobbled up territory and will likely begin to observe the peace, now that they have what they want. The Germans and French have a new set of sanctions they are going to fire up to try to prevent the Russians from continuing in their adventure. The sanctions have worked so well in the past, that we might wonder why they bother.
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