Kyiv endorses US-proposed interim truce

Ukraine's support for a US-proposed temporary ceasefire with Russia marks a significant shift by Kyiv from its stance just one week ago with regard to an eventual diplomatic solution to the three-year-long crisis.

But analysts said that, despite the turning point that emerged on Tuesday at the talks hosted by Saudi Arabia, much more needs to be done to ensure that there is a peaceful solution to the longest conflict in Europe since World War II.

Wang Chenxing, an associate professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' School of International Politics and Economics, said that a final solution to the crisis can only be achieved after the core interests of Russia, the United States and Europe are guaranteed.