Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)
Ukraine’s military reports significant fall in fighting
Ukraine’s military said there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite a two-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Deaths shake Ukraine truce, Poroshenko wary of Russia threat
Ukraine on reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if the truce is solid. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Western sanction threats meant to cover peace deal failure: Russia
Western threats of additional economic sanctions against Russia are aimed at distracting attention from the West’s opposition to the implementation of a peace deal in east Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
US furious over Russia’s ‘lies’ on Ukraine
The United States expressed fury at Russia’s “lies” over Ukraine after European powers urged a frayed ceasefire be respected, while a rare overnight calm was reported in the war zone. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Foreign ministers meet in Paris on Ukraine crisis
Foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were meeting in Paris in a bid to salvage a ceasefire deal which has failed to halt fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Pro-Russian rebels set sights on Ukraine port city despite truce
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol tried to overrun a troop position overnight, Kiev said, fuelling concerns for the fate of an internationally brokered ceasefire. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine conflict to dominate talks as Kerry lands in London
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in London for meetings with his British counterpart, and a senior official said they would discuss possible penalties that could be imposed against Russia if violence in eastern Ukraine continues. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Moody’s downgrades Russia debt to ‘junk’ level
Moody’s cut Russia’s debt rating by one notch into ‘junk’ territory, saying the Ukraine crisis and the fall in oil prices and the ruble will further undermine Russia’s economy. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Rebels pledge prisoner exchange as Ukraine ceasefire teeters
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine promised to start exchanging prisoners, in a possible boost to a ceasefire that the US accuses separatists of repeatedly violating. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Retreating soldiers bring echoes of war’s chaos to Ukrainian town
As violence continued to plague eastern Ukraine, demoralized Ukrainian soldiers straggled into the town of Artemivsk, griping about incompetent leadership and recounting desperate conditions and gruesome killing as they beat a haphazard retreat from the strategic town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The Sunday...
