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Russia condemned for Ukraine cease-fire violations
Vice President Joe Biden is condemning violations of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine that the White House is blaming on pro-Russian separatists and Russian forces. Biden spoke by phone Tuesday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The White House says the violation occurred in and around the city of Debaltseve and it was confirmed by special...
Joe Biden praises Defence Secretary Carter for deepening ties with India
Vice President Joe Biden has praised new Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on his key role in deepening defence relationship with India during his previous capacity as US Deputy Secretary of Defence in the Pentagon. Carter’s significant role in deepening Indo-US defence relationship in particular the path breaking Defence Trade and Technology...
Enforcement of peace plan fails in Ukraine
Ukrainian artillery is at a position outside of the village of Luhanske, some 20 kilometers (14 miles) north of Debaltseve, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels failed Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so. (AP Photo) Under...
Ukrainian diplomat calls for implementation of Minsk agreement
A senior Ukrainian diplomat here called for the full implementation of the latest Minsk peace agreement. …read more Source: The Times of...
Kiev, rebels claim ceasefire violated 139 times already
Pro-Russian rebels and government forces fought street-to-street in a strategic town in east Ukraine on Tuesday and refused to pull back their heavy guns, all but scuppering hopes that a European-brokered peace deal will end months of conflict. …read more Source: The Times of...
Vladimir Putin Urges Kiev Not to Stop Ukrainian Soldiers from Laying Down Arms
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged Kiev to allow Ukrainian soldiers who are encircled by pro-Russian rebels in the town of Debaltseve to lay down their weapons. …read more Source:...
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...
Rebels claim to capture key Ukraine rail hub of Debaltseve
Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve as both parties faced a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the fron… …read more Source: The...
Concerns Rise over Shaky Ukraine Truce
World powers voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day today with no sign of a let-up in fighting for a key eastern town and no pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontl… …read more Source:...
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...
