Section: Africa&ME
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...
Ukraine sticks to guns over ceasefire
Ukraine’s military said Monday that it is waiting for a full ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels before withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline, a key next step in a tattered peace plan. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says no weapons pull-back until full ceasefire
Kiev demands whole day of fighting lull before withdrawing from frontline, as per Minsk truce t… …read more Source:...
Ukraine military says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
Violence has lessened significantly in recent days, but rebels twice shelled government troops overnight. …read more Source: World...
No feel-good victory for Germany in debt clash with Greece
Germany’s 7-1 drubbing of Brazil in the soccer World Cup last summer was uncomfortable to watch, even for jubilant Germans whose cheers turned to sheepish smiles as the goals piled up. The bailout extension deal that Germany and its European partners clinched with Greece on Friday after weeks of public jousting between the countries had a...
Ukrainian army, separatists agree on weapons withdrawal
Ukrainian government forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine agree to withdraw heavy weapons by March 7. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine: Kharkov blast death toll rises to 3
A blast hits national unity march in Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Blast kills two in east Ukraine as rebels, army wrangle over truce
A military truck transports a destroyed tank near Artemivsk, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday. A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine on Sunday, a sign rebels may be prepared to halt their advance as part of an internationally brokered peace...
Kiev points finger at Russia after 2 killed in blast
KHARKIV: At least two people were killed on Sunday when a blast struck a crowd at a pro-Ukrainian rally far from eastern Ukraine’s war zone, and Kiev said it had arrested suspects who had been armed and instructed in Russia. Ukrainian authorities fear violence could spread from two rebellious provinces to other areas in the mainly...
Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Ukraine
At least two people have been killed after a blast struck a crowd at a pro-Ukrainian rally far from eastern Ukraine’s war zone, and Kiev said it had arrested suspects who had been armed and instructed in Russia. Ukrainian authorities fear violence could spread from two rebellious provinces to other areas in the mainly Russian-speaking east,...
