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News24.com | Prisoner swap, arms pullback bolster Ukraine
Ukraine’s army and separatist rebels appear to be complying at least partially with their truce accord, but breaches are still reported. …read more Source:...
Yanukovych: former Ukrainian president who ‘vanished from history’
Viktor Yanukovych has vanished from view since his violent suppression of street protests last year sparked uprising that ended his four-year rule and saw him flee to Russia …read more Source: Business...
Ukraine army and separatists to withdraw weapons
Ukraine’s army and separatist rebels are due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine. A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said on Sunday that “the plan was signed last night … Starting from today there are two weeks to withdraw heavy weapons,” Interfax news agency quoted Eduard Basurin, a...
Ukraine Crisis: Rebels Agree On Weapon Pullout Date
Rebels in Eastern Ukraine have agreed to begin to pull back heavy weapons from the front-line, a Russian general involved in implementing a truce says. Gen Alexander Lentsov said the pro-Russian rebels had signed the orders to complete the withdrawal over the next two weeks, starting from Sunday. It is not clear whether the move will be...
Ukraine army and separatists prepare weapons withdrawal
Ukraine’s army and separatist rebels… …read more Source:...
Ukraine army and separatists prepare weapons withdrawal
Both rebels and army say they will withdraw weapons from areas bitterly fought over as truce continues to be violated. …read more Source: AL...
Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
Fighters with the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic army walk by a destroyed Ukrainian armored personnel carrier at a checkpoint on the road from the town of Vuhlehirsk to Debaltseve, on February 20, 2015. (Reuters/Baz Ratner) Nizhnyaya Krynka, Reuters—A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due...
Both sides agree to start heavy weapons pullback in Ukraine
Both sides in Ukraine’s conflict have agreed to pull back their heavy weapons from the frontline in accordance with a UN-backed truce …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine, rebels swap prisoners
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners in east Ukraine. ||| Kiev/Donetsk, Ukraine – Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners in east Ukraine, a Ukrainian Security Council aide confirmed on Sunday, a step towards implementing an...
Both sides agree to start heavy weapons pullback in Ukraine
Both sides in Ukraine’s conflict have agreed to pull back their heavy weapons from the frontline in accordance with a UN-backed truce, a Ukrainian military official told AFP on Feb. 22. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
