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Ukraine to Seek ‘Unconditional Ceasefire’ During Talks:Petro Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said today that Kiev would seek a “ceasefire without any conditions” during the upcoming talks in Belarus’s capital Minsk on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Peace Talks Begin, Overshadowed by Fighting
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine began peace talks in Belarus on Wednesday, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s wors… …read more Source:...
5 Killed in Shelling of Ukraine Rebel Stronghold Donetsk
Five people were killed in mortar attacks on the Ukrainian rebel-controlled city of Donetsk today as peace talks were due to be held in Minsk. …read more Source:...
Moment of Truth Looms at Crunch Ukraine Summit
Leaders from Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were due to hold last-ditch peace talks today aimed at halting 10 months of conflict in east Ukraine that has claimed over 5,400 lives. …read more Source:...
Barack Obama Presses Vladimir Putin to Strike Ukraine Peace Deal
US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, urging him to embrace a negotiated solution. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Fighting Intensifies Ahead of Peace Summit
Intense fighting in Ukraine, including a rocket strike on Kiev’s military headquarters in the east, killed at least 23 people on Tuesday on the eve of a four-way peace summit. …read more Source:...
Rebels in New Push to Cut Off Ukraine Rail Hub Ahead of Talks
Rebel fighters made a push today to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine, vowing on the eve of peace talks that they would not cease fire until they had achieved their aim … …read more Source:...
Ukraine Town ‘Deserted and Destroyed’ After Rebel Offensive
The town of Vuglegirsk sits deserted and littered with rubble after pro-Russian rebels advancing on nearby Debaltseve forced out Ukrainian soldiers during days of heavy fighting. …read more Source:...
2,000 Reconnaissance Troops Stage Exercises in Russia
About 2,000 Russian reconnaissance troops have started exercises in southern Russia, Interfax news agency reported on today, a day before a summit on the Ukraine crisis in the Belarussian capital of M… …read more Source:...
7 Ukrainian Servicemen Killed in the Eastern Regions
Seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 23 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, the Kiev military said on today. …read more Source:...
