Section: Africa&ME
No Ukraine summit without progress on peace plan, Merkel tells Putin
Merkel told Putin on the phone on Jan. 10 that a four-way summit to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine would not take place until there was real progress on the Minsk peace plan …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Merkel: No Ukraine summit without progress on peace plan
Merkel’s spokesman said the chancellor told Putin that all sides needed to make their contribution to implement the peace plan. …read more Source: World...
France prepares for mass anti-terror rally
France vowed to combat terrorism with “a cry for freedom” in a giant rally after three days of bloodshed that horrified the world. ||| Paris – France vowed to combat terrorism with “a cry for freedom” in a giant rally for unity Sunday after three days of bloodshed that horrified the world. Police searched for a woman linked to the three...
Two Ukraine soldiers killed in fighting
KIEV: Ukraine’s military on Saturday reported the death of two soldiers in the past day of fighting with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko added that 20 soldiers were wounded in clashes in the mostly Russian-speaking Lugansk region. The toll brings to six the number of Ukrainian troops reported...
Russia says Ukraine has violated loan terms, no decision on repayment
Comments precede peace talks to resolve Ukraine conflict …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia likely to demand early repayment of Ukraine’s $3 bln debt
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Germany to host mini Ukraine summit on Monday
Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France to meet in Berlin on Monday. …read more Source: World...
Gorbachev warns of major war in Europe over Ukraine
Tensions between Russia and Western powers rose after pro-Russian separatists took control of large parts of eastern Ukraine and Russia annexed Crimea in early 2014. …read more Source: World...
Eight killed in Ukraine as peace talk prospects dim
KIEV: Four Ukrainian soldiers and at least as many civilians died on Friday in an upsurge of rocket attacks that came just as prospects for international peace talks on the nine-month crisis dimmed. Local authorities in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk said another nine residents were injured in sporadic clashes that continued from dawn late into...
Eastern Ukraine Shelling Kills Government Troops
Ukraine’s military says four its soldiers have been killed and eight wounded as a result of shelling by Russia-backed separatists over the past 24 hours. Military spokesman Andrei Lysenko said Friday that the rebels had fired rockets and mortars at government forces more than 30 times during that period. He linked the upsurge in shelling to...
