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Ukraine truce largely observed, except around flashpoint town
Sporadic bombardments targeting the key railway hub of Debaltseve were audible some kilometres away. …read more Source: Gulf...
What you need to know about Ukraine’s ceasefire – graphic
Here are the key points to the truce which came after a flurry of diplomacy last week as leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France gathered in the capital of Belarus, Minsk in a bid to end the conflict. …read more Source: The...
Sporadic shelling threatens Ukraine’s fragile ceasefire
Fighting stops across the country but occasional artillery fire could be heard coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Firing continues at strategic Debaltseve, but stops elsewhere …read more Source: Gulf...
Sporadic shelling threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting stops across the country but occasional artillery fire could be heard coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian City Remembers Rocket Attack Victims
KRAMATORSK/SLOVYANSK—In Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s regional military headquarters for battling Russia-backed rebels in the east, officials held a memorial Saturday for those killed in a Tuesday rocket attack. A midnight cease-fire has stopped most of the fighting between Ukrainian forces and the rebels, though some sporadic clashes continue....
Netanyahu:European Jews should migrate to Israel
Netanyahu added he “will submit to the cabinet a 180 million shekels (roughly $46 million) plan to encourage the absorption of immigrants from France, Belgium and Ukraine” …read more Source: World...
Forces in Ukraine ‘mostly’ compliant with Minsk deal
Sides generally kept quiet as of 5 a.m. Sunday despite several violations of the agreement, Ukrainian president’s press secretary said. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Fitch cuts Ukraine credit rating deeper in junk
New CCC rating says private debt restructuring ‘increasingly probable’ as IMF program inadequate… …read more Source:...
Ukraine fighting kills 27 as clock ticks to ceasefire
Long-awaited ceasefire to take effect Saturday night, but fresh fighting raises fears of truce being… …read more Source:...
