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      Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine deal
      Feb18

      Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine deal

      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...

      Ukraine forces withdraw from Debaltseve
      Feb18

      Ukraine forces withdraw from Debaltseve

      Government forces are withdrawing from the besieged eastern town of Debaltseve in Ukraine. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that 80 percent of Ukraine’s forces have withdrawn and another two columns were preparing to leave the town – a key transport hub for which government forces and pro-Russian...

      News24.com | Ukraine president says troops have withdrawn from Debaltseve
      Feb18

      News24.com | Ukraine president says troops have withdrawn from Debaltseve

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that government forces had withdrawn from the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for weeks. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine pulls out of besieged town
      Feb18

      Ukraine pulls out of besieged town

      Ukrainian troops have pulled out of the town of Debaltseve after it was stormed by rebels in a violation of a truce. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine’s Poroshenko announces army pull-out from Debaltseve
      Feb18

      Ukraine’s Poroshenko announces army pull-out from Debaltseve

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday the country’s forces were carrying out a “planned and organised” departure from the town of De …read more Source: The New...

      Fighting rages on in Ukraine town
      Feb18

      Fighting rages on in Ukraine town

      Battles raged for control of the eastern Ukrainian flashpoint town of Debaltseve on Wednesday as the West pointedly blamed Russia. …read more Source:...

      Putin: Troops To Surrender As Ukraine Ceasefire Unravels
      Feb18

      Putin: Troops To Surrender As Ukraine Ceasefire Unravels

      Russian President Vladimir Putin, told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who spurned a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and fought their way on Tuesday into the town of Debaltseve, encircling thousands of government troops. A peace deal reached at all-night talks in the Belarussian capital, Minsk, last week had all but...

      News24.com | Ukraine troops taken prisoner in railway hub fighting
      Feb18

      News24.com | Ukraine troops taken prisoner in railway hub fighting

      Under a near-constant barrage of artillery fire, Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels have fought fierce street battles for control of the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve. …read more Source:...

      Putin tells Ukraine to let its troops surrender as peace deal fails
      Feb18

      Putin tells Ukraine to let its troops surrender as peace deal fails

      Russia’s president says Ukrainian troops should be allowed to surrender to pro-Russian forces, as a deadline to withdraw heavy weapons is missed. …read more Source: Mail &...

      UN calls for Ukraine fighting to stop
      Feb18

      UN calls for Ukraine fighting to stop

      The UN Security Council called on all parties in eastern Ukraine to stop fighting and implement a European-brokered peace deal. ||| United Nations – The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on all parties in eastern Ukraine to stop fighting and implement a European-brokered peace deal as an almost three-day-old ceasefire...