Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine Refugees Not Ready to Return Home Despite Cease-fire Agreement
Daniel Schearf Published February 12, 2015 As a renewed cease-fire deal is signed in Minsk, fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in the east continues and a million civilians have been displaced …read more Source:...
Ukrainians dodge the draft
Many Ukrainian men are lying low to avoid being drafted to fight pro-Russia ‘terrorists’ in the east of the country. …read more Source: Mail &...
More sanctions possible if Ukraine ceasefire fails
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Ukraine cease-fire agreement’s 13 points released
– The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has published the signed copy of the cease-fire agreement for Ukraine that was achieved in Minsk …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine summit agrees ceasefire
MINSK — Marathon talks in Belarus ended Thursday with a ceasefire announcement in the war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels, but Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that “big hurdles” remained. Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from the summit in the Belarussian capital Minsk, s...
Analysis: Ukraine Accord May Not End Conflict
LONDON—When the leaders of four major countries convene at a neutral location for high-profile talks aimed at ending a war, results are expected. It took all night — 16 hours in all – but they got results. The questions now are whether they can implement their agreement, and whether it will be enough to end the conflict. There is a...
Ukraine deal: West cautious, rebels victorious, civilians sceptical
French President Francois Hollande said agreement included a ‘comprehensive political solution’ …read more Source: Gulf...
ECB raises pressure on Greece as Tsipras meets EU peers
By Renee Maltezou and John O’Donnell The European Central Bank raised the pressure on Greece to extend an international bailout deal on Thursday, as new leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told EU leaders austerity was killing his economy and an alternative had to be found. After euro zone finance ministers failed to agree a joint...
Putin Announces Ceasefire Deal With Ukraine
Ukraine President, Vladimir Putin, has announced ceasefire after meeting all night in Belarus with leaders of Russia, France and Germany, to secure a peace deal. The leaders of Russia and Ukraine have announced that ceasefire will begin in Eastern Ukraine on 15 February. After marathon talks with leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany, Russia...
Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine seal deal ‘Glimmer of hope’ for Ukraine
MINSK: Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal that offers a “glimmer of hope” for an end to fighting in eastern Ukraine after marathon overnight talks. But big hurdles remained on the path to peace and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of the sponsors of the talks, differed with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the...
