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Western prevarications
Feb19

Western prevarications

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande brokered a truce between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Feb. 12 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, to subdue the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. After intense and acrimonious negotiations, the four leaders agreed on a deal that came...

22 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 150 wounded despite ceasefire
Feb18

22 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 150 wounded despite ceasefire

Officials said 2,459 troops and more than 200 military vehicles withdrew from Debaltseve after separatists took control of town. …read more Source: Anadolu...

Russia accuses Ukraine of provoking separatists
Feb18

Russia accuses Ukraine of provoking separatists

Moscow and Berlin trade accusations as Ukrainian forces withdraw from key town of Debaltseve …read more Source: Anadolu...

NATO chief urges Russia to stop support for separatists
Feb18

NATO chief urges Russia to stop support for separatists

Call comes as Ukrainian forces withdraw from strategic town of Debaltseve …read more Source: Anadolu...

Russia ‘to retaliate’ against sanctions imposed by Canada
Feb18

Russia ‘to retaliate’ against sanctions imposed by Canada

Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Ottawa of using Ukraine as a ‘pretext’ to prevent settlement of conflict in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...

Ukraine keeping ‘black book’ of Russian ‘war crimes’
Feb18

Ukraine keeping ‘black book’ of Russian ‘war crimes’

Ukrainian authorities say they plan to pursue Russia for economic losses from conflict with pro-Russian separatists …read more Source: Anadolu...

France says Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal ‘not dead’
Feb18

France says Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal ‘not dead’

Francois Hollande to hold ’emergency meeting’ with Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko as separatists seize Debaltseve …read more Source: Anadolu...

Ukraine announces army pull-out from Debaltseve
Feb18

Ukraine announces army pull-out from Debaltseve

80 percent of forces had been withdrawn from Debaltseve with their weapons …read more Source: World...

Some pro-government forces start pulling out of besieged Ukrainian town
Feb18

Some pro-government forces start pulling out of besieged Ukrainian town

Kiev so far silent on reported retreat from Debaltseve, which has been surrounded by pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: World...

Putin: Military aid to Ukraine will increase victims
Feb18

Putin: Military aid to Ukraine will increase victims

President Putin says Ukraine’s crisis cannot be solved militarily. …read more Source: Anadolu...