Section: Africa&ME
Kiev says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it could not start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east as required under a tenuous ceasefir …read more Source: The New...
France to host ministerial meeting on Ukraine crisis
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet on Tuesday in Paris in an effort to get a stalling peace deal between the centr …read more Source: The New...
Putin surveys the map as he ponders next move on Ukraine
In Russia, Vladimir Putin likes to portray himself as the saviour of the nation. In Europe and the United States he has come to be seen as a threat to …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine rebels eye another city
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol tried to overrun a troop position overnight, Kiev said on Monday. …read more Source:...
France to host ministerial meeting on Ukraine crisis
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it could not start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east as pro-Russian separatists had not stopped attacking government positions despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: World...
Ahead of Lent, a ‘pagan’ festival in eastern Ukraine – video
Donetsk residents celebrate the pre-Lenten festival of Maslenitsa, hoping for a peaceful future as very shaky ceasefire continues. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s Military: Rebel Attacks Preventing Weapons Pullback
Ukraine’s military says it cannot begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontlines in the country’s east in accordance with a cease-fire deal, because pro-Russian rebels are still carrying out attacks. Officials said Monday there can be … …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian rebels set sights on Ukraine port city despite truce
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol tried to overrun a troop position overnight, KYiv said on Feb. 23, fuelling concerns for the fate of an internationally brokered ceasefire …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Pro-Russian rebels set sights on Ukraine port city despite truce
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol tried to overrun a troop position overnight, Kiev said, fuelling concerns for the fate of an internationally brokered ceasefire. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Rebel attacks prevent pullback – Ukraine
Continuing attacks from rebels are delaying Ukrainian forces who are preparing to pull heavy weapons from the front line. ||| Kiev – A Ukrainian military spokesman says continuing attacks from rebels are delaying Ukrainian forces’ pullback of heavy weapons from the front line in the country’s east.Under a peace agreement reached...
