Hopes and fears after troops retreat in Ukraine In the village of Katerynivka near the Zolote checkpoint, Ukrainian soldiers, setting up their new positions several hundred meters from the old ones, confirm that firing has practically stopped, but they remain on their guard. Under the leadership of President Zelensky, who is seeking Russia's agreement to hold a peace summit, Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have told their soldiers to pullback in a small area of the front line. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES