ukrainian troops surrounded at gunpoint, then vladimir putin was ready to come to the negotiating table. >> it is a war that killed five and a half thousand people, the worst in europe in two decades. -- relations between the rust and russia to a new low. today, a glimmer of hope that ukraine's war might be stopped. it's president visibly weary after 16 hours of talks with the man he met coldly and blame for the crisis russia's president putin. they agreed on a cease-fire, and a withdrawal of heavy weapons at the end, it was mr. putin who was smiling. it is not the best night of my life he said, but we have agreed on the main issues. the u.s. and other, say this is just a first step. >> what matters first of all is actually options on the ground, rather than just words on a piece of paper. >> russian-backed rebels are