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Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral meeting in Minsk
Aug27

Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral meeting in Minsk

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to hold military consultations over the bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said late on Tuesday after two hours of talks with Russian Pre… …read more Source: The...

Petro Poroshenko to Seek Ceasefire After ‘Very Tough’ Talks with Vladimir Putin
Aug27

Petro Poroshenko to Seek Ceasefire After ‘Very Tough’ Talks with Vladimir Putin

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist conflict in the east of his former… …read more Source:...

Vladimir Putin Says up to Ukraine to Clinch Ceasefire
Aug27

Vladimir Putin Says up to Ukraine to Clinch Ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he and Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko had discussed the need for a swift end to bloodshed in Ukraine, but it was up to Kiev to work out conditions for a … …read more Source:...

Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral meeting: Officials
Aug27

Putin, Poroshenko hold bilateral meeting: Officials

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday began a bilateral meeting in Minsk to discuss the conflict raging in eastern Ukraine, officials said. …read more Source: The Times of...

No Sign of Quick End to Ukraine Conflict
Aug27

No Sign of Quick End to Ukraine Conflict

Ukraine’s president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that only Kiev can reach a cease-fire deal with the pro-Moscow… …read more Source:...

Ukraine Ultra-Nationalists Free Two Journalists: Newspaper Editor
Aug26

Ukraine Ultra-Nationalists Free Two Journalists: Newspaper Editor

Two journalists working for a newspaper based in Crimea have been freed after being detained by Ukrainian radical nationalist group Right Sector in eastern Ukraine, their editor told AFP. …read more Source:...

Ukraine Leader Says Talks With Vladimir Putin ‘Deciding Fate of World and Europe’
Aug26

Ukraine Leader Says Talks With Vladimir Putin ‘Deciding Fate of World and Europe’

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday that he saw talks in Minsk with Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior EU officials as playing a crucial role in deciding the future of Europe. …read more Source:...

Putin sits down with Ukrainian President for talks
Aug26

Putin sits down with Ukrainian President for talks

The Presidents of Russia and Ukraine sat down for talks on Tuesday, meeting face-to-face for the first time since June on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist east. Russia’s… …read more Source: The...

Ukraine claims capture of 10 Russian soldiers
Aug26

Ukraine claims capture of 10 Russian soldiers

Ukraine on Tuesday said its forces have captured 10 Russian soldiers in an eastern region where the Ukrainian troops are fighting pro-Russia rebels. The Facebook page for the anti-rebel ope… …read more Source: The...

Captured Russian troops in Ukraine ‘by accident’
Aug26

Captured Russian troops in Ukraine ‘by accident’

Russian military sources quoted by state agencies on Tuesday said that Russian troops captured by Kiev and shown on Ukrainian television had crossed the border accidentally. …read more Source: The Times of...