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EU backs Ukraine peace drive
Franco-German drive offers hope of Ukraine breakthrough. …read more Source: World...
Merkel in US as potential policy split on Ukraine looms
The US and Europe appear to be divided over whether to supply arms to Ukraine to tackle separatists in the east. …read more Source: AL...
Nine more Ukrainian servicemen killed in the east
By Alessandra Prentice Nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 26 wounded in fighting with Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, a Kiev military spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman, Vyacheslav Seleznyov, said government forces had come under attack from the rebels on about 100 separate...
Nine more Ukrainian servicemen killed in the east
Vyacheslav Seleznyov said government forces had come under attack from the rebels on about 100 separate occasions. …read more Source: World...
South offers bases to Russian navy and airforce
Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has announced that his country is prepared to host Russian aviation and naval bases. It is expected that the official agreement on military cooperation between both countries will be signed on 25th February, 2015, according to ‘Lenta.ru’. “There is an old [defence] agreement, which should be...
U.S. arms might fan Ukraine war -OSCE chief
Lamberto Zannier said he was worried that direct Western military support for the Ukraine government would fan the flames of the conflict. …read more Source: World...
German Chancellor to Hold Talks Monday with Obama on Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due in Washington Monday for talks with President Barack Obama on the fighting in Ukraine, amid intense diplomatic activity to end the crisis in the country. On Sunday, Merkel participated in four-way phone talks with the leaders of Ukraine, Russia and France on a French-German plan aimed at ending the surging...
Putin seeks to expand influence with Egypt visit
Experts say trip designed to show that Russian president, a key backer of Sisi, is not isolated amid Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine: 82 killed in eastern region clashes
In the past 24 hours, 70 pro-Russian separatists, and 12 Ukrainian soldiers killed, say official sources. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Four-way emergency Ukraine summit planned for Wednesday
Kiev — The leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France are pushing for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in a frantic bid to halt escalating bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. The four leaders discussed the meeting in a phone call Sunday as part of their efforts to achieve a “comprehensive...
