Section: Africa&ME
Four-way emergency Ukraine summit planned for Wednesday
Kiev — The leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France are pushing for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in a frantic bid to halt escalating bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. The four leaders discussed the meeting in a phone call Sunday as part of their efforts to achieve a “comprehensive...
US, Europe not divided over Ukraine response, says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks during a panel discussion during the third day of the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday. — AFP MUNICH — US Secretary of State John Kerry denied on Sunday that the United States and Europe are d …read more Source: Saudi...
Washington Week: Focus on Ukraine Crisis
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US Secretary Kerry visits Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to arrive in Kiev for talks focusing on the possibility of arming Ukrainian forces in their fight against Russian-backed separatist rebels. Kerry’s visit on Thursday comes a day after rocket salvos hit a previously safe section of Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk, killing at least five...
‘Extremely serious’ situation for over a million children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine – UN
19 December 2014 – In eastern Ukraine, the situation remains ‘extremely serious’ for more than 1.7 million children affected by the escalating crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today as it appealed for funds to continue its humanitarian response in the country. “Since March 2014, more than one million people...
Ukraine Crisis: EU Leaders Set For Putin Talks
French President, Francois Hollande and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on Thursday, flying to Kiev with a proposal they would then take on to Moscow. The coordinated trip by Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande comes as rebels advanced on a railway hub held by Ukrainian troops after...
Half a million displaced in eastern Ukraine as winter looms, warns UN refugee agency
5 December 2014 – The fighting in eastern Ukraine this year has internally displaced over half a million people leaving them vulnerable to the harsh winter months ahead, the United Nations Refugee (UNHCR) warned today as aid workers race against the clock to distribute essential cold-weather supplies. In a Geneva briefing today, UNHCR...
Kerry To Hold Talks In Ukraine
As fighting intensifies in Ukraine, the Unites States Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected to arrive in the country to hold talks with President Petro Poroshenkom, and his Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatseniuk. A superior source said that Kerry would offer U.S. support for efforts by Ukraine to negotiate a new ceasefire. The issue of weapon...
Merkel warns against military answer to Ukraine crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that it is uncertain whether a flurry of diplomacy aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine will succeed, as fighting resumed in eastern Ukraine after a brief and fractious truce ended. After returning from talks in Moscow with French President Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Merkel...
Leaders to put peace plan to Ukraine
The leaders of Russia, France and Germany have agreed in Moscow to work on a peace plan they will put to Ukraine’s president on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin, France’s Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked for more than four hours on Friday. All three parties described the meeting as...
