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Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine ahead of peace talks
Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified on Tuesday ahead of much-anticipated peace talks, with both sides claiming significant advances and the government accusing the rebels of shelling a town far behind the front lines.The intense fighting, which the U.N. says has killed more than 5,300 people since April, comes ahead of a crucial summit...
Anti-Western sentiment at record levels in Russia: Pollster
Anti-Western sentiment has reached historic levels in post-Soviet Russia, with an overwhelming majority expressing negative attitudes towards the United States and the European Union, a poll showed on Monday. Relations with the former Cold-War era rival the United States have never been particularly warm under Vladimir Putin, but ties appear to...
1,500 Russian troops, military equipment enter Ukraine: Kiev
At least 1,500 Russian troops and convoys of military hardware entered Ukraine over the weekend, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. “One thousand five hundred Russian soldiers and 300 pieces of military equipment, including Grad missile systems, crossed the Ukraine-Russia border on Feb. 7 and 8,” Ukraine military spokesman Andriy...
Merkel to brief Obama on four-party talks on Ukraine crisis
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are trying for a public display of unity despite a potential split over arming Ukrainian fighters to better battle Russian-backed separatists.That was the unstated point of Monday’s meeting at the White House, where Merkel was to brief Obama on upcoming talks aimed at reviving a...
Merkel Defends Ukraine Arms Stance in Face of US Criticizm
Munich. Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing sharp rebukes from US politicians who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress. The heated exchanges at a security conference in Munich pointed to cracks in the...
German, French Leaders Head for Moscow to Press for Ukraine Peace
Moscow/Kiev. The leaders of Germany and France are expected to take peace proposals to Moscow on Friday on the second leg of a dramatic initiative to end a conflict in Ukraine that has killed more than 5,000 people and driven Russia-West relations to new lows. The planned trip by Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande to see...
Biden casts doubt on Putin’s peace commitment in Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is questioning the willingness of Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek peace in Ukraine as the leaders of Germany and France are seeking such a deal in Moscow.Biden said Friday at European Union headquarters in Brussels that Putin “continues to call for new peace plans as his troops roll through the...
Rebels, Ukrainian forces agree on humanitarian corridor
Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to bring their peace plan to Moscow.German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are set to hold talks with Russian...
US Will Not ‘Close Eyes’ to Russian Tanks, Forces in Ukraine
Kiev. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday Russian aggression in the east was the greatest threat to Ukraine and that Washington, while seeking a diplomatic solution, would not “close our eyes” to Russian tanks and fighters crossing the border. Speaking after talks in Kiev with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Kerry demanded an...
3 killed in shelling in rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine
The City Hall in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine says at least 3 people have been killed in shelling overnight.This follows artillery strikes on the rebel stronghold on Wednesday which hit a hospital, leaving five people dead.Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government forces picked up in January after a month of relative calm. The...
