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Ukrainian central bank says will hold concluding press briefing with IMF on Thursday
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank said on Wednesday it would hold a “concluding” joint press conference with the International Monetary Fund and the Ukrainian Finance Ministry in … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
World › Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine negotiated into the early hours Thursday to try to find a way to halt the fighting in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 5,300 people. The talks on ending the conflict between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels came amid intense… …read more Source: Japan...
Bloody battles rage ahead of Ukraine peace summit
Ukrainian forces battled pro-Russian rebels for territory on Wednesday on one of the bloodiest days in 10 months of fighting ahead of a pivotal peace summit on the conflict. The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are to meet shortly in Minsk for what EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said would be a […] The post Bloody...
World leaders in Belarus to discuss Ukraine crisis
The heads of state of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany arrived here for negotiations on Ukraine crisis Wednesday evening. Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko was the first to arrive at the Palace … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Tornado rockets bring death behind Ukraine frontline
The elderly woman kneels and weeps as she recognizes one of those killed when a hail of rebel rockets fell on Kramatorsk, another innocent victim fallen far from the front. “The shelling is with (Russian President) Vladimir Putin’s compliments, who else could have done this?” shouted a man, who declined to give his name, blaming […] The...
World › Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine ahead of peace talks
Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine Tuesday as pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian troops sought to extend their gains ahead of crucial peace talks, and the government accused the separatists of shelling a town far behind the front lines, killing 12 people and wounding scores. Germany, which has joined with France to… …read more Source:...
Rockets hit military HQ deep in Ukraine-held territory; Minsk truce talks in doubt
Rockets killed civilians and soldiers deep in Ukrainian government-held territory on Tuesday and rebels pushed on with an assault to cut off an army-held rail junction, setbacks that showed Kiev’s position worsening on the eve of peace talks. Advances by pro-Russian rebels diminished hopes of a deal when Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany...
Russia warns against US arms supply to Ukraine
Russia warned Tuesday that Washington’s plans to supply arms to Kiev would further destabilise the situation in Ukraine. “Russia is truly interested in solving the crisis. All other plans to … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Obama Not Ruling Out Sending Lethal Defensive Aid To Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is looking into the option of sending lethal defensive weapons to Kyiv “if diplomacy fails” to solve the current crisis in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Obama’s Ukraine policy is at a crossroads
Russian-backed rebels’ violent offensive in eastern Ukraine leaves President Barack Obama with perplexing and urgent choices, but aides say he will exercise his typical caution in deciding his next move. Should Obama provide lethal weaponry to the Western-backed Kiev government to staunch Europe’s worst conflict in two decades? Many...
