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Fears over Ukraine cease-fire after Donetsk blasts
Explosions heard near Donetsk airport and shelling takes place overnight in Mariupol two days into truce. …read more Source:...
Ukraine gov’t forces attacked in Mariupol, day into ceasefire
Artillery fire reported in eastern city, key flashpoint in past week fighting. …read more Source:...
Game and set to Putin: Ukraine match not over yet
The ceasefire announced between the two countries is more a recognition of Ukrainian, European and American weakness than a genuine push toward a resolution of the conflict. …read more Source:...
Ukraine truce deal shaken by artillery fire
Reports of attack near Mariupol, in what could be the first significant violation of truce deal agreed on Friday. …read more Source: AL...
Malaysia to send team to jet crash site in Ukraine
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia aims to send a search team to the crash site in Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 before winter sets in to gather physical evidence to prove that it was shot down, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday. …read more Source: Saudi...
Uneasy calm holds in eastern Ukraine after ceasefire
A destroyed Ukrainian army tank is seen near the village of Lebedynske, on the highway joining Mariupol and Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Saturday. — AP DONESTSK/MARIUPOL, Ukraine — A ceasefire struck between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was largely holding …read more Source:...
Ukraine says ceasefire holding for now
KIEV // Ukraine’s military said pro-Russian separatists seem to be honouring the truce accord reached yesterday to stem months of bloodshed, while urging Russia to pull its troops back from the border to avoid provocations.No casualties have been reported in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in televised remarks in...
Russia warns of reaction to fresh EU economic sanctions
Measures could be suspended if Russian troops quit east Ukraine, but Moscow says EU move signals support to ‘party of war in Kiev’ …read more Source: Gulf...
Putin, Poroshenko agree further steps needed to maintain east Ukraine cease-fire
Truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists took effect Friday, part of a wider peace plan aimed at ending five months of fighting. …read more Source:...
In Ukraine flashpoint cities, residents doubt lasting peace
Ceasefire deal is only a pause for reinforcements, some say …read more Source: Gulf...
