Section: News24 (South Africa)
News24.com | Prisoner swap, arms pullback bolster Ukraine
Ukraine’s army and separatist rebels appear to be complying at least partially with their truce accord, but breaches are still reported. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukraine, rebels say ceasefire violations persist
Ukraine’s military and Russia-backed separatist rebels are accusing each other of continuing to mount attacks a week after a ceasefire was called. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Pope, Merkel discuss Ukraine, poverty
Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed the conflict in Ukraine and the fight against poverty during a private audience at the Vatican. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Biden: Russia can’t claim separatists alone behind attacks
Vice President Joe Biden says Russia can’t keep hiding behind the “false claim” that separatists are solely responsible for recent military operations in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
News24.com | EU, UK ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis – lawmakers
The EU and UK “sleepwalked” into the Ukraine crisis, failing to grasp its exceptional nature and lacking the ability to read political shifts in Russia, British lawmakers say. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Kremlin aide directed Kiev snipers – Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says police evidence showed that a top Russian presidential aide, Vladislav Surkov, has directed “foreign sniper groups” who shot and killed protesters in Kiev. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Leaders renew backing of tattered Ukraine ceasefire
The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia have renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine despite violations – including the storming of a key town by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Poroshenko: Seizure of Debaltseve contrary to Minsk deal
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
Ukraine says Debaltseve withdrawal 90% done, rebels shell village near key port city …read more Source:...
News24.com | Some Ukrainian forces start to quit besieged town
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:...
