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Merkel, Hollande arrive in Ukraine for peace push
Feb05

Merkel, Hollande arrive in Ukraine for peace push

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande touched down in Kiev on Thursday with a new peace plan to stop an upsurge in fighting in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...

5 More Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East in Past 24 Hours
Feb05

5 More Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East in Past 24 Hours

Five more Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fighting with Russian-backed separatists in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Thursda …read more Source:...

US Secretary of State John Kerry Due to Arrive in Kiev for Talks
Feb05

US Secretary of State John Kerry Due to Arrive in Kiev for Talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry was due in Kiev Thursday for talks focussing on the possibility of arming Ukrainian forces, a day after four civilians were killed when a hospital in east Ukraine was … …read more Source:...

Ukraine crisis: European leaders push for new peace plans
Feb05

Ukraine crisis: European leaders push for new peace plans

Reporters, left, raises their hands during a press conference with French President Francois Hollande, right, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday. The leaders of France and Germany were carrying a new peace initiative to the Ukrainian and Russian capitals Thursday, amid a flurry of high-level diplomacy to end what French President Francois...

Kerry travels to Ukraine as US weighs sending arms
Feb05

Kerry travels to Ukraine as US weighs sending arms

US secretary of state John Kerry is in Ukraine to show support for the embattled government as the Obama administration weighs sending arms to Kiev to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...

French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative
Feb05

French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative

The leaders of France and Germany were carrying a new peace initiative to the Ukrainian and Russian capitals on Thursday, amid a flurry of high-level diplomacy to end what French President Francoi… …read more Source: The...

US weighs supply weapons as John Kerry visits Ukraine
Feb05

US weighs supply weapons as John Kerry visits Ukraine

US Secretary of State John Kerry walks off the plane at Kiev Boryspil International Airport in Kiev on Thursday. The Ukrainian government is anxious to use Thursday’s visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Kiev to reiterate its plea for lethal aid. (Source: AP) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine to show support for the...

NATO meets to approve strengthening forces in eastern Europe
Feb05

NATO meets to approve strengthening forces in eastern Europe

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (Source: AP photo) NATO defence ministers met on Thursday to sign off on a network of command centres in eastern Europe to rapidly reinforce the region in the event of any threat from Russia, as well as a new regional headquarters and a bigger rapid reaction force. They were expected to agree to more than...

UN Chief Calls for Truce in Ukraine Frontline Town
Feb05

UN Chief Calls for Truce in Ukraine Frontline Town

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday joined calls for a temporary truce to allow civilians to be evacuated from the frontline town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Kerry heads for Kiev as US mulls providing arms
Feb05

Kerry heads for Kiev as US mulls providing arms

Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday on a key trip to highlight US support for Ukraine as Washington mulls funneling heavy weapons to Kiev to battle pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source: The Times of...