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Leaders Agree to New Ukraine Peace Talks in Minsk
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed by phone on Sunday a French-German peace plan to end the fighting in Ukraine. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel came amid an intense diplomatic push to end the...
Merkel defends Ukraine arms stance in face of US criticism
Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing sharp rebukes from US politicians who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress. The heated exchanges at a security conference in Munich pointed to cracks in the transatlantic...
European leaders plan last-ditch peace bid for Ukraine
French, German and Ukrainian leaders are to discuss a last-ditch peace bid for east Ukraine with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president accused of masterminding the conflict.President Francois Hollande and Chancellor Angela Merkel were to join Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Putin for a phone call on … …read more Source:...
Russia, Western Powers Trade Accusations Over Ukraine
Pamela Dockins Published February 07, 2015 Comments by officials from Germany, the United States, Ukraine and Russia, all attending a major security conference in Munich on Saturday, indicate there are still big gaps between the U.S. and European view of the Ukraine crisis, on the one hand, and Russia’s position, on the other. VOA State...
Merkel warns against military answer to Ukraine crisis
More to this story German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that it is … …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Saturday brandished in front of world leaders several passports taken from Russian soldiers in what he said was proof of Moscow’s “presence” in his country.”I take with me the passports and military ID of Russian soldiers, Russian officers who come to us,” Poroshenko said,...
Hollande: Peace Deal ‘One of Last Chances’ to End Ukraine Crisis
French President Francois Hollande says a French-German peace initiative currently under discussion is “one of the last chances” to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Hollande, speaking Saturday at a security… …read more Source:...
Russia, EU Leaders Agree to Work on Ukraine Cease-Fire
KYIV, UKRAINE—The leaders of France, Germany, and Russia have failed to reach a breakthrough peace deal on Ukraine during talks in Moscow. But they agreed to work on a shaky September cease-fire. The agreement came a day after the European leaders met Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv and follows a renewed assault by...
Russia and EU leaders to draw up Ukraine peace plan
More to this story The leaders of Russia, Germany and France have agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine as rebels wage a deadly offensive in the country’s east, officials said. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said that more than four hours of talks that wrapped up early on...
Ukraine conflict forces families to flee homes
While the diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine enter a key phase, fighting between security forces and pro-Russian separatists continues to rage in the east of the country. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been forced to flee their homes. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Kramatorsk, where many families...
