Section: Africa&ME
Western push for peace as Ukraine truce teeters
Western leaders are seeking to save the ceasefire deal between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels as the rivals refuse to withdraw heavy weaponry from the established buffer zone as agreed. The warring sides were scheduled to begin scaling back after midnight on Monday, but both of them said they were not going to do so. Vladimir...
US “gravely concerned” by fighting in eastern Ukraine
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject truce
Ukrainian armed forces take their position near Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine on Monday. Ukrainian armed forces are not ready to withdraw heavy weapons, as agreed at the Minsk four-power peace talks, because separatists are violating the ceasefire, a Kiev military spokesman said on Monday. — Reuters …read...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine ceasefire
KIEV: A shaky truce in Ukraine was already at risk on its second day on Monday with both the Kiev government and pro-Russian separatists accusing each other of attacks holding up an agreed pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontline. “There is no question at the moment of us withdrawing heavy weapons” because of persistent rebel attacks, a...
Ukraine accuses separatists of killing five soldiers
Ukraine says it does not plan to withdraw heavy weapons from the front unless the cease-fire is fully implemented. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Europe fights Jewish migration call
European leaders rejected calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration of the continent’s Jews, urging unity instead. ||| Paris – Despite desecrated Jewish graves in France and a deadly attack at a synagogue in Copenhagen, European leaders on Monday rejected calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration...
E. Ukraine Truce on Verge of Collapse
Locals walk past a destroyed Ukrainian army armored personnel carrier in the town of Vuhlehirsk, about 10 km west of Debaltseve, Feb. 16, 2015. Members of the Ukrainian armed forces ride on a military vehicle near Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine February 16, 2015. The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels accused each other of violating a...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine ceasefire
European-brokered peace deal on verge of collapse a day after it took effect …read more Source: Gulf...
Battle persists for Ukraine railway hub, despite peace deal
Ukrainian servicemen sit on an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) at a checkpoint near the town of Svitlodarsk, Donetsk region, on February 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ANATOLII STEPANOV)Luhanske, Ukraine, AP—Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern...
Georgia calls in Ukraine envoy over ex-president’s role in Kiev
The foreign ministry doesn’t specify the date on which the ambassador is expected at the ministry, the Georgian media said. …read more Source: World...
