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Ukraine Rules Out Direct Talks With Separatists
KYIV, MOSCOW—Russia urged Ukraine’s leaders on Wednesday to talk directly to separatists to end the conflict in the east, but Kyiv rejected the call and told Moscow to stop “playing games” aimed at legitimizing “terrorists.” Kyiv and the West accuse Russia of destabilizing Ukraine by providing the rebels with money, arms and reinforcements....
Pro-Moscow Separatists Face Health Crisis
DONETSK—Ukraine’s government is threatening to stop funding hospitals and medical services in areas in the east of the country controlled by Moscow-backed separatists. This is leaving the insurgents scrambling to make up for the shortfall amid signs that some locals want… …read more Source:...
Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists
Russia backs the separatists who have rebelled in the east but says it is not directly involved in the conflict in the Donbass region. …read more Source: World...
Putin, German FM Discuss Ukraine
Germany’s foreign minister met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow… …read more Source:...
Russia urges Kiev to talk directly to separatists
Russia backs the separatists who have rebelled in the east but says it is not directly involved in the conflict in the Donbass region. …read more Source: World...
Vice President Biden to Visit Ukraine
U.S. Vice… …read more Source:...
Reporter’s notebook: Ukraine rabbi tries to hold a dispersed community together
Those working to aid displaced Jews recount personal exoduses …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Can Minsk Cease-fire Agreement Hold?
Published November 18, 2014 Growing tensions between government troops and separatists in eastern Ukraine further threaten a cease-fire agreement reached two months ago in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Critics of U.S. policy in Ukraine say it is time the Obama administration gives up on that much-violated cease-fire and moves toward...
Nato warns Russia over troops
BRUSSELS: Nato warned on Tuesday of a “very serious” build-up of Russian soldiers and weapons inside Ukraine and on its border as Germany’s foreign minister urged Kiev and Moscow to respect a tattered peace plan. The West is keeping up pressure on Russia over Ukraine following a bad-tempered G20 summit in Australia at the weekend, which...
German sees no optimism on Ukraine after talks in Moscow, Kiev
Around 140 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire was declared, according to Ukraine’s military …read more Source: World...
