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Ukraine rebels claim weapons pullback begins
KHARTSYZK, Ukraine — Howitzers were moving away from the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, heading further into separatist-controlled territory, and the rebels said they have begun a large-scale pullback of heavy weapons in line with an international peace plan. That plan aims to form a wide buffer zone b...
Blast kills two in east Ukraine as rebels, army wrangle over truce
A military truck transports a destroyed tank near Artemivsk, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday. A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine on Sunday, a sign rebels may be prepared to halt their advance as part of an internationally brokered peace...
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject truce
Ukrainian armed forces take their position near Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine on Monday. Ukrainian armed forces are not ready to withdraw heavy weapons, as agreed at the Minsk four-power peace talks, because separatists are violating the ceasefire, a Kiev military spokesman said on Monday. — Reuters …read...
Ukraine summit agrees ceasefire
MINSK — Marathon talks in Belarus ended Thursday with a ceasefire announcement in the war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels, but Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that “big hurdles” remained. Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from the summit in the Belarussian capital Minsk, s...
Ukraine peace talks down to wire as fighting rages
KIEV — Diplomats scrambled Tuesday to finalize a peace deal for war-torn Ukraine ahead of a crunch summit in Minsk, with the warring sides pushing to gain ground ahead of any truce. Fighting in the east killed at least 12 people, including seven Ukrainian troops, as pro-Russia rebels sought to encircle railway hub Deblat...
Ukraine peace talks down to wire as fighting rages
KIEV — Diplomats scrambled Tuesday to finalize a peace deal for war-torn Ukraine ahead of a crunch summit in Minsk, with the warring sides pushing to gain ground ahead of any truce. Fighting in the east killed at least 12 people, including seven Ukrainian troops, as pro-Russia rebels sought to encircle railway hub Deblat...
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...
US, Europe not divided over Ukraine response, says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks during a panel discussion during the third day of the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday. — AFP MUNICH — US Secretary of State John Kerry denied on Sunday that the United States and Europe are d …read more Source: Saudi...
West presses Putin to back ‘last-chance’ Ukraine peace bid
From left: Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Vice President Joe Biden pose for the media prior to a meeting during the 51. Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Saturday. — AP MUNICH, Germany — Western leaders challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday to...
Obama ramps up pressure on Russia after Ukraine blitz
A girl wrapped in the Ukrainian flag stands next to a woman holding a placard that reads “Stop Russian aggression” in Independence Square in Kiev during a rally to remember those who died during shelling in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Sunday. — AFP KIEV — US President Bara...
