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Merkel To Hold Ukraine Talks In Washington With Obama
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Washington, where she is due to hold talks on February 9 with U.S. President Barack Obama on the conflict in Ukraine. Merkel’s visit comes after the German … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Leaders scramble to avert ‘dramatic spiral’ in Ukraine; Putin branded ‘tyrant’
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed to meet in Belarus on Wednesday to try to broker a peace deal for Ukraine amid escalating violence there and signs of cracks in the trans-Atlantic consensus on confronting Vladimir Putin. The four leaders held a call on Sunday, two days after Chancellor Angela Merkel and […] The post...
World › Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine to discuss peace talks
As Russian-backed separatists gain ground in eastern Ukraine, efforts to broker peace appeared to gain momentum Sunday, with leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine announcing plans for four-way talks this week. The proposed meeting Wednesday in the Belarusian capital of Minsk emerged from a phone call between German Chancellor…...
Leaders Agree to New Ukraine Peace Talks
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed by phone on Sunday a French-German peace plan to end the fighting in Ukraine. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine arrests journalist after call to dodge draft
Ukraine’s security service arrested a journalist on treason charges Sunday after he posted a video online urging people to dodge the country’s new military draft, his wife and officials said. Ruslan Kotsaba — a television journalist from the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk — was ordered held in custody for 60 days pending...
Leaders Agree to New Ukraine Peace Talks in Minsk
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed by phone on Sunday a French-German peace plan to end the fighting in Ukraine. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Leaders to seek meeting in Minsk to resolve Ukraine crisis
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West presses Putin to back ‘last-chance’ Ukraine peace bid
Western leaders challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to prove he wants peace in Ukraine, warning both sides a new Franco-German peace drive may be a “last chance” to stop all-out war. In a dramatic gesture at a gathering of world leaders in Germany, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko brandished passports and military ID...
World › Ukraine president pushes for fast cease-fire, defensive arms
Ukraine’s president pushed for both a quick cease-fire in his country’s troubled east and defensive weapons from the West, as mediators sought momentum Saturday for a deal to stem the fighting at Europe’s edge. Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin are to confer with the leaders of Germany and… …read more...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Leads Ukraine Peace Drive
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (C) and French President Francois Hollande at a meeting in Kremlin in Moscow on February 6. … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
