Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French leaders to meet in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office says she will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Pro-Russia rebel commander killed in Ukraine bombing
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels announced three days of mourning Monday after notorious rebel commander Arseny Pavlov, known as “Motorola”, was killed in a lift bombing …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine crisis but no meeting has been set and progress needs to be made on the peace process, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Far-right Ukraine fighters create political party
Members of a controversial Ukrainian far-right nationalist group that has battled pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country Friday announced they were creating a political party. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin: No final agreement yet on holding four-way summit on Ukraine
The Kremlin said Friday there was no final agreement yet on holding a four-way summit of Russia, France and Germany on Ukraine in Berlin next week. …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany, Ukraine agree more talks needed before four-way summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed more talks were needed before a “Normandy format” summit on the Ukraine conflict could be held, the German government said …read more Source: The Daily...
Hollande speaks to Putin, Merkel about Ukraine but no summit set: Paris
French President Francois Hollande talked Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin about organizing a summit on the Ukraine conflict, French officials said. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia deploys nuclear-capable missiles on NATO doorstep: Lithuania
Russia is again deploying nuclear-capable Iskander missiles into its Kaliningrad outpost bordering two NATO members, Lithuania said Saturday, warning the move was aimed at pressuring the West into making concessions over Syria and Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin to discuss Syria, Ukraine in Paris on Oct. 19: reports
President Vladimir Putin will visit Paris on Oct. 19 to discuss the situation in Syria and Ukraine with his French counterpart Francois Hollande, Russian news agencies quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine summons Russian consul over reporter’s arrest
Ukraine Thursday summoned the Russian consul after Moscow detained one of its state media reporters for alleged espionage …read more Source: The Daily...
