article_snippet: Russia effectively did nothing to implement the first Minsk ceasefire, which was agreed to last September.
article_snippet: The Minsk II ceasefire reached in February fared little better at the outset.
article_snippet: Russian forces backed those of the separatists attacking the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in the first days after The Minsk II ceasefire reached in February supposedly had begun.
article_snippet: Since then, The Minsk II ceasefire reached in February seems to have taken better hold, though The Minsk II ceasefire reached in February remains fragile at best.
highlights_snippet: Russia did nothing to implement the first Minsk ceasefire .