Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Merkel says there is no link between Syria and Ukraine crises
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that western countries would not make concessions to Russia in the Ukraine crisis in order to win its support for a political solution in Syria, saying the two crises had nothing to do with each other. …read more Source: The Daily...
Leaders meet to consolidate Ukraine’s fragile peace
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris Friday to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, as the conflict is overshadowed by President Vladimir Putin’s dramatic intervention in Syria’s war …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine peace talks in Paris overshadowed by Syria conflict
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris Friday to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, as Moscow — now heavily engaged in the Syria conflict — eyes relief from biting sanctions. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine to pull out small-caliber weapons from war-torn east
Ukrainian government forces will pull out small-caliber weapons from the war-torn east in two days’ time if the cease-fire holds, the defense minister said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine, rebels give initial backing to small arms withdrawal
Kiev said Wednesday it had struck an initial agreement with pro-Russian insurgents to withdraw smaller weapons from the buffer zone splitting eastern rebel lands from the rest of Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Obama, Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev discuss non-proliferation, Ukraine -White House
U.S. President Barack Obama and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed nuclear non-proliferation. …read more Source: The Daily...
Negotiators reach deal on weapons withdrawal in east Ukraine
Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have reached a long-awaited agreement on the withdrawal of weapons of less than 100 mm caliber from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian leader tells UN not to trust ‘conciliatory’ Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday to rail against Russian aggression, urging the world not to believe “conciliatory” statements from his counterpart Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainian court extends detention for 2 Russian servicemen
A Kiev court has extended the detention of two Russian servicemen captured in eastern Ukraine in May, ruling that they will remain in jail for at least two more months. …read more Source: The Daily...
AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he wants Monday’s planned meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to lead to better implementation of an accord aimed at halting war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
