Section: Africa&ME
Merkel uncertain of success in Ukraine talks with Putin
-Merkel and Francois Hollande head to Moscow after holding talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in bid to halt conflict Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Merkel uncertain of success in Ukraine talks with Putin
Merkel and Francois Hollande head to Moscow after holding talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in bid to halt conflict Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
German, French leaders take Ukraine peace plan to Moscow
Ukraine ‘fighting for very survival’: Biden …read more Source: Gulf...
German, French leaders head for Moscow to press for peace in Ukraine
Chancellor Angela Merkel, President François Hollande expected to take peace proposals to Moscow on second leg of dramatic initiative to end conflict in Ukraine …read more Source: Business...
German, French leaders head for Moscow to press for Ukraine peace
By Timothy Heritage and Richard Balmforth The leaders of Germany and France are expected to take peace proposals to Moscow on Friday on the second leg of a dramatic initiative to end a conflict in Ukraine that has killed more than 5,000 people and driven Russia-West relations to new lows. The planned trip by Chancellor Angela Merkel and President...
German, French leaders take Ukraine peace plan to Moscow
Buildings and armored vehicles were destroyed during battles between separatist rebels and the Ukrainian army in Vuhlehirsk, Donetsk region, on February 4, 2015. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov) Berlin, AP—French President Francois Hollande says all parties pushing for a new peace plan for eastern Ukraine see a ceasefire as the first step but must go...
Crimean Tatar leader to remain in detention
Deputy Chairman of Crimean Tatar Mejlis Akhtem Chiygoz will remain in detention till 19 February …read more Source: World...
Ukraine forex market in confusion
Move by central bank to ditch unofficial peg for hryvnia has plunged foreign exchange market into confusion. ||| Kiev – A move by Ukraine’s central bank to ditch an unofficial peg for the hryvnia has plunged the foreign exchange market into confusion, with buyers of hard currency putting off purchases and sellers holding out for...
German, French leaders head for Moscow to press for Ukraine peace
French president says plan is based on restoring Crimea, eastern provinces to the war-torn country. …read more Source: World...
Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town to evacuate civilians
By Richard Balmforth Convoys of buses converged from two sides on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine on Friday after separatist rebels and government forces appeared to have patched together a truce to allow civilians to be evacuated. A Reuters correspondent outside the town of Horlivka, west of Debaltseve, said around 30 empty buses were...
