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Ceasefire takes hold in Ukraine; US angry at Russia’s ‘lies’
A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, but tensions remained high after the US accused Russia of “lies” and Britain ordered a small troop deployment to train Kiev’s forces. Russia in turn has warned it could within days cut off gas supplies to Ukraine — and, by extension, to parts of the...
Ceasefire Takes Hold in Ukraine, But US Angry at Russia’s ‘Lies’
A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of taking hold in Ukraine today, but tensions remained high after the US accused Russia of “lies” and Britain ordered a small troop deployment to train Kiev’s forces… …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian Rebels Demonstrate Arms Pull-Back in Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels today took journalists to see a column of artillery pieces being moved, saying it proved that their forces were withdrawing heavy weapons in line with a truce. …read more Source:...
Putin says gas supplies to Europe could suffer if Kiev doesn’t pay
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev failed to pay, which “will create a problem” for gas transit to Europe. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ceasefire takes hold in Ukraine, but US angry at Russia’s ‘lies’
A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, but tensions remained high after the US accused Russia of “lies” and Britain ordered a small troop deployment to train Kiev’s forces. …read more Source: The Times of...
Kiev says no troops killed at front for first time in weeks
Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday none of its troops had been killed at the front in the last 24 hours and only one had been wounded, with a spokesman describing it as the first day with no fatalities in “at least several weeks”. A ceasefire came into effect on February 15 but last week saw heavy fighting with separatist...
Ukraine Truce Appears to Take Hold; Currency Trading Banned
A long-awaited truce appeared to be taking hold at last in east Ukraine on Wednesday as pro-Russian rebels pulled artillery from the front, but the news did nothing to halt a currency collapse that fo… …read more Source:...
Ukraine central bank defends currency trading ban
Ukraine’s central bank defended its decision on Wednesday to ban most foreign currency trading for the rest of the week, after sharp criticism of the move by Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk. The bank’s website updated the announcement of the move to add a justification, saying the decision was taken to “maintain the stability of...
Pipeline politics: New gas route revives Russian rivalry with West
Thwarted in one attempt to build a gas pipeline to southeast Europe, the Kremlin is working with a small circle of allies to lay the groundwork for an alternative that would help it maintain leverage in its rivalry with the West. Russia last year aborted South Stream, a $40 billion pipeline that was to have passed under the Black Sea and via...
Many in Kiev Want Ukraine Peace Deal to Fail, Says Russia
Russia is concerned that many people in Kiev and outside Ukraine want a peace deal in the east of the country to fail, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. …read more Source:...
