Section: Turkey
Ukraine ready to introduce martial law if crisis grows
Ukraine was prepared to defend itself militarily if needed. …read more Source: World...
New violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before 4-way summit
Rebel attacks kill 19 Ukrainian soldiers near rail junction in east on Wednesday. …read more Source: World...
Hollande and Merkel will ‘try everything’ at Ukraine summit: France
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to a Ukraine peace summit in Minsk on Wednesday to “try everything right to the end,” the French presidency said. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Obama phones Putin, Poroshenko ahead of Minsk summit
Leaders from France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet Wednesday to seek an end to bitter fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Belarus says Ukraine meeting will go ahead
Contact group meeting set for Wednesday despite ongoing fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Russia refuses to extradite Yanukovych to Ukraine
Russia’s prosecutor general said requests for the former Ukrainian president are ‘politically motivated.’ …read more Source: World...
Rebels in new push to cut off Ukraine rail hub, shadow over talks
Rebel fighters made a push to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine, vowing on the eve of peace talks that they would not cease fire until they had achieved their aim of taking more territory. …read more Source: World...
Minsk talks to focus on demilitarised zone in east Ukraine
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine are due to meet in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Wednesday to try to end almost a year of fighting …read more Source: World...
Rebels in new push to cut off Ukraine rail hub ahead of talks
On Saturday, Kiev said rebels appeared to be massing forces for attacks on strategic towns, including Mariupol …read more Source: World...
Ukraine peace talks down to wire as fighting rages
Diplomats scrambled on Feb. 10 to finalise 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. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
