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Ukraine peace talks break down amid acrimony
Kiev accuses separatist envoys of undermining ceasefire talks, even as eastern Ukraine witnesses more shelling. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine peace talks break down amid acrimony
Peace talks on Ukraine have broken up after more than four hours with Kiev’s envoy accusing separatist envoys of… …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Rebel Talks End Amid Deadly Fighting
KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE—Peace talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists ended Saturday without a deal, as fighting raged in the country’s east, killing both soldiers and civilians. The talks in Minsk broke up after several hours. Ukrainian officials blamed separatist negotiators who they said refused to discuss a plan for an …...
Ukraine Talks Convene as Heavy Fighting Continues
KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE—Ukrainian government and separatist negotiators convened talks in Belarus on Saturday with mediators from Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. … …read more Source:...
15 troops killed as Ukraine peace talks begin
Kiev representatives and pro-Russian separatists finally met on Saturday to thrash out a “binding” truce …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine and rebels hold fresh peace talks as fighting rages
By Andrei Makhovsky and Richard Balmforth A new round of peace talks got under way involving Ukraine and separatists on Saturday, even as fighting between Kiev government forces and the Russian-backed rebels raged in Ukraine’s east, claiming civilian and military lives. The main members of the so-called ‘contact group’ – Ukrainian...
Mediators seek Ukraine truce as 15 troops killed
Death toll is the highest one-day loss for Ukraine’s military since signing of ceasefire deal that has collapsed …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine’s last frontline hospital scrambles to treat the wounded
Army has drafted extra doctors from Kiev and Lviv to keep up with influx of injured patients …read more Source: Gulf...
Artillery fire kills at least 12 civilians in Donetskd
Members of the Ukrainian armed forces gather inside a school building in Debaltseve, Donetsk region, January 30, 2015. (Reuters/Maksim Levin) Donetsk, Associated Press—Artillery fire killed at least 12 civilians in the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Friday amid fierce fighting between pro-Russia separatists and government troops as hopes for...
15 Killed in Fierce Fighting for Key Ukrainian Town
At least 15 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fighting against pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Saturday fighting was particularly intense around the government-held town of Debaltseve, a major rail and road junction northeast of Donetsk and where government garrisons are partly...
