Ukraine Talks Reach Initial Deal as Putin Keeps Force as Option

``... the deal came after six hours of negotiations in Geneva between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and and acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia, as well as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton. "All sides must refrain from any violence, intimidation or provocative actions," they said in a joint statement, which also called for international monitors to oversee implementation of the deal.''''