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World Bank to Provide up to $2 Billion in Aid to Ukraine
The World Bank said Thursday it is prepared to provide up to $2 billion in financial assistance to conflict-torn Ukraine this year, part of an international package of support. …read more Source:...
“Glimmer of Hope” for Ukraine After New Ceasefire Deal
Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal offering a “glimmer of hope” for an end to conflict in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, but the United States said continued, intense fighting ran counter… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Leader Puts Detained Pilot Centre-Stage at Minsk Talks
Emerging from all-night talks on today, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko would be released from a Russian prison soon. …read more Source:...
Marathon Ukraine Peace Summit Agrees to Ceasefire
Marathon talks in Belarus ended today with a ceasefire announcement in the war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels, but Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that “big hurdles” remained. …read more Source:...
50 Tanks, 40 Missile Systems Cross From Russia into East Ukraine
Around 50 tanks, 40 missile systems and 40 armoured vehicles crossed overnight into east Ukraine from Russia via Izvaryne border crossing into the separatist Luhansk region, a Kiev military spokesman … …read more Source:...
Unacceptable’ Russian Conditions at Minsk summit: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
There is “no good news yet” from a marathon four-way peace summit in Minsk, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told AFP on Thursday, as Russia is imposing “unacceptable” conditions. …read more Source:...
9 Killed in Fresh Ukraine Fighting: Officials
Nine people were killed and 35 more wounded in fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine as marathon peace talks dragged on in Minsk, officials said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
No Good News’ as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag on
Ukraine said on Thursday there was no good news yet after 14 hours of tortuous talks between Kiev, Moscow, Berlin and France, as the Kremlin was posing “unacceptable conditions” on ending the 10-month… …read more Source:...
Leaders Agree on Main Issues Over Ukraine: Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday leaders had agreed on a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Leaders Hold Ukraine Peace Talks as Fighting Surges
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held peace talks in Belarus deep into the night, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’… …read more Source:...
