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Fighting Rages in Ukraine With Cease-Fire Set to Take Effect
Fighting raged in Ukraine Saturday between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists, just hours before a cease-fire aimed at halting the conflict it set to take effect. The cease-fire is due to be implemented at midnight Saturday (12:00 a.m. Sunday local time, 2200 UTC Saturday), … …read more Source:...
Ukraine fighting continues as ceasefire looms
More to this story Fierce fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels has ensued just hours before a February 15 ceasefire, signed by European leaders, takes effect. Friday’s fighting in eastern Ukraine cast doubts on the ceasefire and came as the United States accused Russia of deploying heavy arms to eastern Ukraine....
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Even with Turkish Stream, Russia can’t avoid sending gas via Ukraine
– Russia’s plan to cut out Ukraine as a gas transit route is unrealistic because the EU will seek non-Russian gas rather than build the links it would need to Moscow’s proposed new pipeline to Turkey, industry sources and analysts say.Last year, as violence flared in eastern Ukraine and Moscow faced new sanctions, President...
New shelling in eastern Ukraine after peace summit
More to this story New shelling in rebel-held eastern Ukraine has killed at least one person, a day after Russia and European leaders agreed on a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 10-month war. The continuing fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels occurred early on Friday in the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, local residents...
UN Hails Ukraine Cease-fire; US Warns Against its Violation
THE STATE DEPARTMENT—United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is praising the efforts of key world leaders to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, saying he expects the truce deal reached Thursday in Belarus to be honored by all parties. Ban’s statement came hours after the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France announced a pullback...
Ukraine Refugees Not Ready to Return Home Despite Cease-fire Agreement
Daniel Schearf Published February 12, 2015 As a renewed cease-fire deal is signed in Minsk, fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in the east continues and a million civilians have been displaced …read more Source:...
Analysis: Ukraine Accord May Not End Conflict
LONDON—When the leaders of four major countries convene at a neutral location for high-profile talks aimed at ending a war, results are expected. It took all night — 16 hours in all – but they got results. The questions now are whether they can implement their agreement, and whether it will be enough to end the conflict. There is a...
IMF Agrees to $17.5 Billion Bailout for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has agreed on …read more Source:...
Eastern Ukraine Cease-fire Deal Reached
French President Francois Hollande, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hug each other after their marathon talks in Minsk, Belarus, Feb. 12, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to the media after the peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, speaks with...
