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      News24.com | Poroshenko: Seizure of Debaltseve contrary to Minsk deal
      Feb19

      News24.com | Poroshenko: Seizure of Debaltseve contrary to Minsk deal

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 16:23 (EET) Section: News24 (South Africa)

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, speaking with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Germany and France, says the rebel seizure of the town of Debaltseve had been contrary to the ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...

      News24.com | Ukraine: withdrawal from besieged town 90% complete
      Feb19

      News24.com | Ukraine: withdrawal from besieged town 90% complete

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 14:53 (EET) Section: News24 (South Africa)

      Ukraine says Debaltseve withdrawal 90% done, rebels shell village near key port city …read more Source:...

      Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine peace deal
      Feb19

      Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine peace deal

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 14:38 (EET) Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)

      Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany. …read more Source: The Sunday...

      Russia, rebels don’t want peacekeepers
      Feb19

      Russia, rebels don’t want peacekeepers

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 13:23 (EET) Section: iafrica (South Africa)

      A plea from Ukraine for international peacekeepers to enforce a shattered ceasefire in the east ran into opposition from rebels and Moscow. …read more Source:...

      I’m my own man – Jeb Bush
      Feb19

      I’m my own man – Jeb Bush

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 11:53 (EET) Section: Independent Online (South Africa)

      In his first major foreign policy speech since mooting a 2016 presidential run, Jeb Bush sought to distance himself from the legacy of his brother. ||| Washington – In his first major foreign policy speech since mooting a 2016 presidential run, Jeb Bush on Wednesday sought to distance himself from the legacy of his brother, admitting...

      Ukraine calls for UN Peacekeepers
      Feb19

      Ukraine calls for UN Peacekeepers

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 11:38 (EET) Section: Voice Of Nigeria (Nigeria)

      President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine has called for UN peacekeepers to be deployed to eastern Ukraine to enforce a ceasefire. At an emergency security meeting, he said such a force would help guarantee security “in a situation where the promise of peace is not being kept”. His comments came after Ukrainian troops withdrew from the...

      Ukrainian forces exit besieged town after rebel assault
      Feb19

      Ukrainian forces exit besieged town after rebel assault

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 9:49 (EET) Section: Business Day (South Africa)

      Nato accuses Russian-backed rebels of violating Minsk ceasefire, after at least 22 Ukrainian soldiers are killed in fighting for strategic town of Debaltseve …read more Source: Business...

      Ukraine president calls for peacekeepers
      Feb19

      Ukraine president calls for peacekeepers

      Thursday, February 19 , 2015 - 9:49 (EET) Section: iafrica (South Africa)

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday called for a UN-mandated peacekeeping force to monitor a tattered ceasefire deal in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine
      Feb18

      Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine

      Wednesday, February 18 , 2015 - 21:23 (EET) Section: Independent Online (South Africa)

      Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany. ||| Moscow – Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered...

      News24.com | Some Ukrainian forces start to quit besieged town
      Feb18

      News24.com | Some Ukrainian forces start to quit besieged town

      Wednesday, February 18 , 2015 - 21:08 (EET) Section: News24 (South Africa)

      Some Ukrainian forces have begun to pull out of a town under siege by Russian-backed separatists as renewed fighting threatens to wreck an international deal aimed at ending the conflict. …read more Source:...