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German, French leaders take Ukraine peace plan to Moscow
Ukraine ‘fighting for very survival’: Biden …read more Source: Gulf...
EU, US leaders in new Ukraine peace bid
KIEV: German and French leaders flew into Kiev on Thursday armed with a new peace plan aimed at halting an upsurge in deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande arrived hot on the heels of US Secretary of State John Kerry as Washington weighed sending arms for Kiev’s fight with pro-Russian...
German, French leaders to take Ukraine peace plan to Kiev, Moscow
Hollande says goal is to produce text agreed on by all sides …read more Source: Gulf...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine
KIEV: Shelling at a hospital in east Ukraine killed four people on Wednesday ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will see possible arms supplies high on the agenda. The latest deaths came as international pressure grew for an immediate halt to surging violence which has seen hundreds of civilians killed in recent...
UPDATE 1-Biden heads to Europe amid intensive diplomacy on Ukraine
(Adds other Ukrainian diplomacy under way, quotes) By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet top European leaders in Brussels and Munich this week to discuss boosting security and financial aid to Ukraine… …read more Source:...
U.S. VP Biden to discuss aid to Ukraine in Brussels, Munich -senior U.S. official
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet top European leaders this week in Brussels and Munich this week to discuss options for boosting security and financial aid to Ukraine and steeper economic sanctions on Russia, senior… …read more Source:...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce
Four killed ahead of Kerry visit …read more Source: Gulf...
Mother of seven accused of treason released from jail
MOSCOW: A mother of seven accused of treason for telling the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements was to be released from jail on Tuesday, her husband said, though the charges against her remain. Svetlana Davydova, who faces between 12 and 20 years in prison, is being held in the high-security Lefortovo jail in Moscow. Her case has led...
Ukraine hopes for US arms as death toll mounts in east
KIEV: Ukraine will step up efforts to persuade the United States to send weapons, a government source said on Tuesday, after Washington signalled it might be ready to arm troops battling a rebel offensive. At least 19 civilians and five government troops were killed over the previous 24 hours as fierce clashes raged between pro-Russian...
Battle for eastern Ukraine – map
Battles are raging between the government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine as ceasefire talks break down. …read more Source: The...
