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World Bank says will provide up to $2 billion to Ukraine in 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Thursday it would provide Ukraine with up to $2 billion (1.3 billion pounds) in support in 2015, with assistance focussed on aiding the poor, supporting reforms and fighting corruption. …read more Source: The...
NATO says Ukraine escalation runs counter to spirit of Minsk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Minsk agreement to end fighting in eastern Ukraine but said an escalation of the conflict on Thursday ran counter to the spirit of the accord. …read more Source: The...
'Glimmer of hope' for Ukraine after new ceasefire deal
MINSK (Reuters) – Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal offering a “glimmer of hope” for an end to conflict in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, but the United States said continued, intense fighting ran counter to the spirit of the accord. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says rebels strengthened by tanks, missiles from Russia
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday that pro-Russian rebels had reinforced their positions with tanks and missile systems in east Ukraine while marathon four-nation talks were taking place the previous night. …read more Source: The...
U.S. mulls Russia sanctions, prefers peace deal implemented
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it had not taken off the table the option of imposing fresh sanctions on Russia but would prefer to see an agreement to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine carried out. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says Minsk deal implementation will be difficult – RIA
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told a news conference in Brussels on Thursday that the process of implementation in east Ukraine of a ceasefire agreed at a summit in Minsk will be difficult, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president says Russia, rebels resisted truce
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hailed solidarity from EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Thursday and accused Moscow and pro-Russian rebels of taking the offensive after a deal was reached for a truce to start on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Hopes of agreement after peace talks in Minsk
MINSK: The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France may be close to agreement following all-night talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. Details remained unclear after more than 12 hours of peace talks in the Belarus capital Minsk, with one source saying there was hope agreement could reached and...
White House – true test of Minsk deal on Ukraine to come
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that the Minsk deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine was a “potentially significant step” but said heavy weapons must be withdrawn from the region and called on Russia to withdraw soldiers and equipment. …read more Source: The...
Factbox – Minsk agreement on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine at talks in Minsk, Belarus, that ran all night into Thursday. …read more Source: The...
