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Ukraine begins artillery withdrawal, recognising truce is holding
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine announced on Thursday that it would begin withdrawing artillery from the front line with separatist rebels in the east, a move that amounts to recognition that a ceasefire meant to take effect on Feb. 15 is holding at last. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian army to start withdrawing heavy weapons in east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian army will start withdrawing heavy weapons in east Ukraine on Thursday, a military spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
EU invites Russia, Ukraine for gas talks on Monday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has invited the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers for talks in Brussels on Monday to discuss gas supply problems, it said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Kiev reports no combat casualties for second straight day
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military reported no combat casualties at the front for a second straight day on Thursday, a sign that a ceasefire deal has held at last after rebels initially ignored it to launch one of the biggest battles of the war last week. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Gazprom says ready to compromise on gas for east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian natural gas producer Gazprom said on Thursday it was willing to compromise with Ukraine over gas supplies to rebel-held regions in its east. …read more Source: The...
Russian fighter jets to stage exercises over Barents Sea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian fighter jets will take part in exercises on thwarting a potential missile attack in the Barents Sea, the latest in a series of war games that have alarmed the West since the Ukraine conflict began. …read more Source: The...
Western sanction threats meant to cover peace deal failure – Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Western threats of additional economic sanctions against Russia are aimed at distracting attention from the West’s opposition to the implementation of a peace deal in east Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Kiev likely to order heavy artillery withdrawal – source
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is likely to order government forces to start pullng back heavy weapons in the country’s east on Thursday under a Feb. 12 peace deal, a military source said. …read more Source: The...
US fury towards Putin remains amidst UN-backed Ukrainian ceasefire
A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of finally taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, even as the United States accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilising the country through land grabs. Wednesday was the first day since the truce took effect 10 days ago that no deaths were reported on the front, but the relative peace was met...
Putin ‘destabilizing’ Ukraine, Kerry says
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilizing Ukraine through “land grabs,” warning Moscow and the rebels had failed to meet the terms of a tattered ceasefire. Putin had put in place policies which “violate all the international norms with respect to territory and behavior,” Kerry told...
