Section: Africa&ME
EU divided over arming Ukraine forces
Bloc’s leaders disagree over whether to arm Ukrainian forces battling separatists in eastern part of the country …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU suspends sanctions pending four-way Ukraine peace summit
The EU has agreed to postpone the implementation of new individual sanctions against Russia to give time to see if a four-way Ukraine peace summit Wednesday makes progress, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin will not accept ultimatums over Ukraine: Kremlin
Russia said Feb. 9 that President Vladimir Putin would not tolerate any ultimatums over Ukraine after a report said Germany had given him until Wednesday to agree a peace plan or face new sanctions. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Obama’s Ukraine policy at crossroads as fighting rages on
When she meets Obama, Merkel, who has led the European Union response to the Ukraine crisis, is expected to voice European worries that arming Ukraine’s military will only escalate the bloodshed. …read more Source: World...
Putin blames US for Ukraine crisis
U.S. and European allies ‘trying to impose their will everywhere’ and expand NATO, says Russian President …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU backs Ukraine peace drive
Franco-German drive offers hope of Ukraine breakthrough. …read more Source: World...
Merkel in US as potential policy split on Ukraine looms
The US and Europe appear to be divided over whether to supply arms to Ukraine to tackle separatists in the east. …read more Source: AL...
Nine more Ukrainian servicemen killed in the east
By Alessandra Prentice Nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 26 wounded in fighting with Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, a Kiev military spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman, Vyacheslav Seleznyov, said government forces had come under attack from the rebels on about 100 separate...
Chemical plant in eastern Ukraine catches fire
An explosion and fire have rocked a chemical plant outside a separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine. Rebels say it was hit by government shelling. …read more Source: The New...
Nine more Ukrainian servicemen killed in the east
Vyacheslav Seleznyov said government forces had come under attack from the rebels on about 100 separate occasions. …read more Source: World...
