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Hollande Peace Deal One of Last Chances to End Ukraine Crisis
French President Francois Hollande says a French-German peace initiative currently under discussion is “one of the last chances” to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Hollande, speaking Saturday at … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Obama Merkel to Look for Solution on Ukraine
WHITE HOUSE – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Kyiv and Moscow over the last few days, came away with no peace deal in hand. Now she’ll be coming to the White House on Sunday, searching for a … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Merkel Ukraine Peace Prospects Uncertain After Talks With Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the prospects for peace in Ukraine remain clouded after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Merkel spoke in Munich on February 7, at a security … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
West shouldn’t rule out sending arms to Ukraine: NATO commander
The West should not rule out sending weapons and other military equipment to help the Ukrainian army in its war against pro-Russian separatists, NATO’s top military commander said on Saturday. The comments by U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove were his strongest public intervention yet in the debate going on in Washington over whether the...
Would US Military Aid to Ukraine Push Putin to Escalate
WASHINGTON – As the United States weighs arming Ukraine’s military to bolster its fight against Russia-backed separatists, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Frano?ois Hollande … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Putin, Ukrainian president to discuss new peace proposal with Merkel, Hollande
Talks among the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on a peace initiative for Ukraine ended early Saturday with an announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart would discuss a proposal to end the fighting in a four-way telephone call this weekend. The planned discussions Sunday involving Putin, Ukrainian...
Putin Merkel Hollande end talks on Ukraine crisis
A tripartite meeting on the Ukraine crisis, involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ended here at midnight, Kremlin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ahead of Ukraine Talks Combatants Allow Civilians to Evacuate
KYIV, UKRAINE – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels have begun evacuating civilians from Debaltseve, a strategic city where fighting recently intensified. The cease-fire comes as French … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
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...
German French Leaders To Unveil Ukraine Peace Plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are due to present a new Ukraine peace plan to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 6. Moscow said it hoped … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
