February 13 PART I Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande jointly prevailed on Ukraine to sign another armistice with Russia’s proxy forces operating in Ukraine’s east (Kremlin.ru, Osce.org, February 12; see Eurasia Daily Monitor, February 12). Signed on February 12, in Minsk, the new armistice agreement (Minsk 2)...