Section: Africa&ME
Merkel ‘uncertain of success’ ahead of talks in Minsk
German Chancellor heads to Minsk for talks with Putin, Poroshenko and Hollande in bid to end intense fighting in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Deadly violence hits eastern Ukraine in run-up to talks
More to this story More than 20 people have been reported killed in separate attacks in eastern Ukraine, as leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France prepare for peace talks in Minsk, Belarus. Shelling rocked a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk as fighting continued to rage in the country’s east in advance of...
Ukraine peace summit overshadowed by surge in fighting
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were due to attend a peace summit on Wednesday, with Ukraine’s pro-Moscow separatists tightening the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting in an assault on a government garrison. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Greek finance minister enters euro zone lions’ den
By Costas Pitas and Alastair Macdonald Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis headed for a showdown with euro zone finance ministers on Wednesday after his new leftist-led government won a parliamentary confidence vote for its refusal to extend an international bailout. The former academic said he was ready for a clash with euro zone paymaster...
Ukraine PM hopes IMF talks will be successfully completed within 48 hours
Ukraine and a team from the International Monetary Fund could reach an agreement on further financial aid for the country’s war-battered economy in …read more Source: The New...
Fighting in Ukraine ahead of talks
Shelling rocked a bus station in Donetsk as fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine ahead of crucial peace talks. ||| Donetsk – Shelling rocked a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday as fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine ahead of crucial peace talks later in the day.Rebel officials said that five...
Merkel ‘uncertain of success’ ahead of talks in Minsk
German Chancellor heads to Minsk for talks with Putin, Poroshenko and Hollande in bid to end intense fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine peace summit overshadowed by some of war’s worst fighting
By Aleksandar Vasovic The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were due to attend a peace summit on Wednesday, but Ukraine’s pro-Moscow separatists diminished the chance of a deal by launching some of the war’s worst fighting in an assault on a government garrison. Kiev said 19 of its soldiers were killed in a day of...
Russians directly intervening in Debaltseve area
Russian troops apparently intervening in fighting in the Delbaltseve area of Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Poroshenko: civilians killed by Russian-made rockets
Ukrainian president’s claims come amid fresh attempts in Minsk to broker cease-fire to Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Anadolu...
