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Fighting rages in East Ukraine amid fresh talks
MINSK/KIEV: A new round of peace talks got under way involving Ukraine and separatists on Saturday, even as fighting between Kiev government forces and the Russian-backed rebels raged in Ukraine’s east, claiming civilian and military lives. The main members of the so-called contact group – Ukrainian former president Leonid Kuchma, a...
15 troops killed as Ukraine peace talks begin
Kiev representatives and pro-Russian separatists finally met on Saturday to thrash out a “binding” truce …read more Source: Gulf...
Mediators seek Ukraine truce as 15 troops killed
Death toll is the highest one-day loss for Ukraine’s military since signing of ceasefire deal that has collapsed …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine’s last frontline hospital scrambles to treat the wounded
Army has drafted extra doctors from Kiev and Lviv to keep up with influx of injured patients …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine peace talks aborted as civilians die in Donetsk
Kiev said Friday’s shelling of Donetsk was carried out by the rebels themselves to ruin the chance of peace talks. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Ukraine talks fail, dozens killed and wounded in fighting
KIEV: Truce talks between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian insurgents appeared to collapse on Friday after 24 people, mostly civilians, were reported killed in heavy weapons fire in eastern Ukraine, prompting new European criticism of Russia. Plans for the talks in the Belarussian capital Minsk were announced on Thursday, raising hopes...
Ukraine peace talks aborted as civilians die in Donetsk
Shell attacks in Donetsk kill at least seven, rebels say …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine peace talks due as EU hits Russia with more sanctions
Former Soviet leader Gorbachev warned that the sanctions risk turning the new Cold War atmosphere into a globally destabilising ‘hot’ armed conflict between Moscow and the West …read more Source: Gulf...
Gorbachev warns of war as EU sets new Russia curbs
MOSCOW: Europe Union (EU) prepared on Thursday to draft even tougher sanctions against Russia over Ukraine as ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned against the danger of an increasingly isolated Kremlin fighting back. The last Soviet leader’s words of caution came with the daily death toll in Ukraine’s separatist east spiking...
Putin eyes benefits as rebels gain in Ukraine
MOSCOW: Boxed into a corner by a financial crisis and the West’s refusal to drop sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has come out fighting. After a relative lull in the conflict in east Ukraine since a ceasefire deal was reached last September, separatists have launched a new offensive. Kiev says the...
