Section: The National (United Arab Emirates)
Ukraine says ceasefire holding for now
KIEV // Ukraine’s military said pro-Russian separatists seem to be honouring the truce accord reached yesterday to stem months of bloodshed, while urging Russia to pull its troops back from the border to avoid provocations.No casualties have been reported in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in televised remarks in...
Video: NATO approves rapid reaction force to boost Eastern defenses
NATO approves a rapid reaction force for Eastern Europe, sanctions for Russia as part of the group’s response to Ukraine’s battle with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine government and rebels agree on ceasefire
Talks in Minsk lead to agreement on cessation of hostilities, prisoner exchanges and aid for citizens in battle zones. …read more Source: The...
Nato leaders grapple with ISIL and Ukraine crisis
Alliance’s leaders under pressure to deal with escalating conflict in eastern Europe as well as the threat posed by the growing strength of Islamist extremists in Iraq and Syria. …read more Source: The...
Putin offers Ukraine peace Plan after Poroshenko truce talks
The leaders of both countries held a telephone exchange ‘that resulted in an agreement for a permanent ceasefire in Donbass [eastern Ukraine]’, said a statement from the Ukrainian president’s office. …read more Source: The...
Russia and Nato square off over Ukraine
Moscow’s surprise announcement that it plans to adopt a beefed-up new military doctrine adds a threatening new layer of tensions ahead of the Nato summit. …read more Source: The...
Port city waits as Kiev loyalists prepare for battle
The prime minister of the separatist’s self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic recently laid his cards on the table about Mariupol: ‘We don’t plan on storming the city tomorrow, or even the next day, but we will be going in in the near future.’ …read more Source: The...
Graphic: Ukraine’s strategic coastline
Ukrainian troops and local residents were reinforcing the port of Mariupol on Sunday, the next big city in the path of pro-Russian fighters who pushed back government forces along the Azov Sea this past week in an offensive on a new front. …read more Source: The...
Nato confirms Russian military incursion into Ukraine
“The hand from behind is becoming more overt,” says top Nato commander. …read more Source: The...
Video: Breakthrough hopes dented as Ukraine accuses Russia of new incursion
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border, as hopes quickly fade that talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-old crisis. …read more Source: The...
