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Ukraine says group of servicemen taken prisoner in besieged town of Debaltseve
Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Tuesday a group of service personnel had been taken prisoner by separatists in the strategic town of Debaltseve where government positions have been under attack from Russian-backed separatists. But, in the same statement, the ministry denied reports by the Russian media and separatists that a large number...
Ukraine truce fades as sides refuse to withdraw big guns
Government forces and pro-Russian separatists said they would not carry out an agreement to pull back heavy guns in east Ukraine on Tuesday, pushing a shaky peace deal closer to collapse. Fighting has eased in many areas since a ceasefire came into force on Sunday, but the rebels have refused to halt attacks on a town where Ukrainian forces are...
Ceasefire fragile as pro-Russia rebels battle with Ukraine army over Debaltseve
Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse. The European Union kept pressure on Russia and the rebels by announcing a new list of separatists and Russians targeted with...
Greek shares fall, Europe slips as no deal seen in debt talks
Greek shares fell and pan-European indexes slipped on Monday as investors tempered their expectations that euro zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels would find common ground with Greece’s new leftist government. The currency bloc’s finance ministers and the Greek government, elected last month on promises of ending austerity and...
Georgia calls in Ukraine envoy over ex-president’s role in Kiev
Georgia has called Ukraine’s ambassador to a meeting to discuss Kiev’s “surprising” appointment of former President Mikheil Saakashvili as an adviser, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Saakashvili is on Georgia’s wanted list over charges of exceeding his authority but has left the South Caucasus country. Ukrainian...
Angela Merkel says way forward in Ukraine crisis will be ‘extremely difficult’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the situation in eastern Ukraine remained fragile and that the path to a comprehensive peace would be “extremely difficult”. “The situation is fragile. Particularly with regard to Debaltseve this is not unexpected”, Merkel said during a news conference in Berlin,...
Heavy shelling hits Ukraine town where rebels reject ceasefire
A government-held town in east Ukraine sandwiched between two rebel-controlled areas came under heavy shelling on Monday, a day after the start of a ceasefire that Russian-backed separatists say does not apply there. A Kiev military source said four Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 21 wounded since the internationally negotiated ceasefire...
Attacks by pro-Russia rebels kill 4 Ukrainian soldiers despite ceasefire
Four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in attacks by separatists since a ceasefire came into force at midnight on Saturday, a Kiev military source said on Monday. A further 21 Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded, the source told Reuters. Separatists are keeping up attacks on the strategic railway junction of Debaltseve despite a ceasefire in...
Pro-Russian rebels disregard ceasefire near eastern Ukraine; continue to shell Debaltseve
Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. Guns fell abruptly silent at midnight across much of eastern Ukraine in line with the ceasefire agreement, reached after a week of diplomacy led by France and Germany. But...
Manager Pardew’s dream of FA Cup repeat ruined by Liverpool
Alan Pardew’s dream of reprising a celebrated 25-year-old FA Cup triumph was scuppered by Liverpool as the seven-times champions came from behind to book a place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. This year’s shock-laden competition had continued with second-tier Blackburn Rovers’ 4-1 thrashing...
