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EU vows to stick to Russia sanctions despite Trump’s bid for detente
| Reuters
Feb06

EU vows to stick to Russia sanctions despite Trump’s bid for detente | Reuters

By Robin Emmott | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS The European Union will keep sanctions on Russia until Moscow drops its support for the separatist rebellion in Ukraine, foreign ministers said on Monday, as U.S. The post EU vows to stick to Russia sanctions despite Trump’s bid for detente | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost. …read more Source:...

Frontline town in Ukraine gets breathing space after worst shelling in months
| Reuters
Feb06

Frontline town in Ukraine gets breathing space after worst shelling in months | Reuters

By Sergei Takhmazov and Natalia Zinets | AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine A week-long surge in violence in and around the government-held town of Avdiyivka in eastern Ukraine appeared to be winding down on Monday, as schools reopened and power and water supplies resumed following the worst clashes in months.Last week aid agencies warned of a...

U.S. and Russian ministries must restore direct links – Russian diplomat
| Reuters
Feb06

U.S. and Russian ministries must restore direct links – Russian diplomat | Reuters

MOSCOW One of Russia’s top diplomats said on Monday that government ministries in the United States and Russia should restore direct communications channels with each other as part of a first step to rebuild bilateral ties.U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have both said they would like to try to mend...

Donald Trump dials Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko; assures to work for peace with Moscow
Feb05

Donald Trump dials Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko; assures to work for peace with Moscow

US President Donald Trump has assured his Ukrainian counterpart to work with all parties to end bloodshed and restore peace along volatile Russia-Ukraine border, amid escalation in violence in the region. The post Donald Trump dials Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko; assures to work for peace with Moscow appeared first on Firstpost. …read...

Will work with Kiev & Moscow to end Ukraine conflict: Trump
Feb05

Will work with Kiev & Moscow to end Ukraine conflict: Trump

The call was the first direct contact between the two leaders since the inauguration of Trump, whose aim to improve relations with the Kremlin has alarmed Kiev while the nearly three-year-old conflict remains unresolved. …read more Source: The Times of...

Donald Trump says U.S. will work with Kiev and Moscow to end Ukraine conflict
Feb05

Donald Trump says U.S. will work with Kiev and Moscow to end Ukraine conflict

…read more Source: The Indian...

Shelling flares up in east Ukraine ahead of Trump’s call to Kiev
| Reuters
Feb04

Shelling flares up in east Ukraine ahead of Trump’s call to Kiev | Reuters

KIEV Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists accused each other of resuming artillery attacks in east Ukraine on Saturday, breaking a lull in shelling at a frontline hot-spot that had raised hopes the conflict’s worst escalation in months was waning.The reports came hours before a planned telephone call between Ukrainian President Petro...

Donald Trump to speak to Poroshenko as Ukraine unrest surges
Feb04

Donald Trump to speak to Poroshenko as Ukraine unrest surges

Avdiivka (Ukraine), Feb 4 : US President Donald Trump was to hold his first talks with Ukraine’s leader today as a surge in fighting killed dozens refocusing world attention on the conflict in Europe’s backyard. The phone conversation comes as the death toll hit 35 following a week of clashes between Ukrainian troops and...

Putin says Ukraine escalated conflict to bolster US support
Feb03

Putin says Ukraine escalated conflict to bolster US support

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused Ukraine of starting the latest escalation to rally support from the new US administration and other Western powers. …read more Source: Hindustan...

US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in eastern Ukraine
Feb03

US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in eastern Ukraine

…read more Source: The Indian...