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Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine
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
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:...
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...
News24.com | Ukraine president says troops have withdrawn from Debaltseve
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that government forces had withdrawn from the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for weeks.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
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
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
Battles raged for control of the eastern Ukrainian flashpoint town of Debaltseve on Wednesday as the West pointedly blamed Russia. …read more Source:...
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
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
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...
