Section: Africa&ME
IMF to provide $17.5bn for Ukraine over four years
Total of $40 billion for country which is on brink of bankruptcy …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine after Minsk summit
Leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agree deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at summit talks say …read more Source: Business...
‘No good news’ as Ukraine peace talks drag on
Ukraine said on Thursday there was no good news yet after 14 hours of tortuous talks between Kiev, Moscow, Berlin and France, as the Kremlin was posing “unacceptable conditions” on ending the 10-month conflict in the ex-Soviet country. “Unfortunately there’s no good news yet,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko...
Another ceasefire for Ukraine
Marathon talks in Belarus have secured a ceasefire in Ukraine’s war with pro-Russian separatists, leaders said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire agreed after marathon peace summit
President Vladimir Putin emerged from the summit with French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, saying they had reached agreement on the “main” points. …read more Source: The...
IMF, Ukraine in deal for $17.5bn bail-out
International Monetary Fund and conflict-torn Ukraine reach preliminary deal on new financial rescue plan that could be ‘turning point’ for Kiev …read more Source: Business...
Leaders agreed on Ukraine deal-UPDATED
Poroshenko said after marathon peace talks with the Russian, French and German leaders that a general ceasefire would come into force on Sunday in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: World...
Ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine after Minsk summit
Putin and Poroshenko said Kiev and pro-Russian rebels had signed off on a roadmap to implement the deal aimed at ending 10 months of conflict. …read more Source: Gulf...
Ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine after Minsk summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) gestures as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stand nearby during peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, on February 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pool) Minsk, Reuters—The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern...
Leaders agree on Ukraine peace roadmap
Story highlights Ceasefire to take effect on February 15 Heavy weapons to be withdrawn from frontlines Poroshenko says the Kremlin is posing “unacceptable conditions” Leaders say deal reached on comprehensive political solution… …read more Source:...
