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France, Germany want Ukraine ceasefire fully observed – Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany are more convinced than ever that the Minsk agreements aimed at resolving an ongoing crisis in Ukraine should be fully implemented and a ceasefire observed, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says new Russia sanctions an option but not the goal
PARIS (Reuters) – New sanctions against Russia are an option if a peace deal to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine is violated, though that is not the goal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
EU to 'reframe' Russian energy ties when time is right – draft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will consider “reframing” energy relations with Russia based on market conditions when the time is right and for now will focus on its strategic gas partnership with Ukraine, a draft document shows. …read more Source: The...
After Ukraine mediation, EU looks to embrace Lukashenko
MINSK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s hosting of Ukraine peace talks may be having a side effect — thawing relations between the European Union and a man the West calls “Europe’s last dictator”. …read more Source: The...
Rebels pledge prisoner exchange as Ukraine ceasefire teeters
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine promised Friday to start exchanging prisoners, in a possible boost to a ceasefire that the US accuses separatists of repeatedly violating. A rebel official for human rights, Daria Morozova, said an initial exchange of prisoners with the Ukrainian side would take place on Saturday, the Interfax news agency…...
Ukraine military says Russian tanks, missile systems cross border
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Friday more than 20 Russian tanks, 10 missile systems and bus-loads of fighters had crossed Ukraine’s border and headed towards Novoazovsk, a rebel-held town east of the strategic southeastern port city of Mariupol. …read more Source: The...
EU and Britain 'sleepwalked' into Ukraine crisis
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union and Britain “sleepwalked” into the Ukraine crisis, failing to grasp its exceptional nature and lacking the ability to read political shifts in Russia, British lawmakers said in a report on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Fighting persists in east Ukraine despite ceasefire
KIEV/VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Fighting persisted in east Ukraine on Friday despite new European efforts to ensure a ceasefire takes hold. …read more Source: The...
White House says 'deeply troubled' by Ukraine fighting
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that it was “deeply troubled” by reports that fighting continued in eastern Ukraine in spite of a cease-fire agreement signed last week. …read more Source: The...
Russia starts gas supplies to rebel-held east Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia started supplying gas to rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Thursday after Kiev had temporarily suspended deliveries because of damage to the networks from heavy fighting, which is continuing despite a ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
