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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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...
France and Germany announce new peace plan for Ukraine
The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on Thursday, flying to Kiev with a new proposal they would then take on to Moscow. The importance of reaching a deal was demonstrated by a dramatic collapse in Ukraine’s hryvnia currency, which lost nearly a third of its value after the central bank halted daily...
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...
German, French leaders take Ukraine peace plan to Moscow
The leaders of Germany and France 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 launching an offensive … …read...
Amid ongoing hostilities, UN warns of ‘life-threatening’ conditions for Ukraine’s civilians
15 December 2014 – As the conflict in eastern Ukraine heads into its tenth month, continued fighting and bitter cold temperatures are placing more than five million people at risk, the top United Nations human rights official warned today as he described conditions for those still living in conflict-affected areas as becoming “increasingly dire.”...
During Ukraine visit, senior UN official pledges broad support for Government
17 December 2014 – The top United Nations political official today voiced the Organization’s “unwavering commitment” in helping Ukraine address the range of political, humanitarian, security and development challenges it continues to face amid ongoing fighting in the country’s east. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs...
