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Minsk talks on Ukraine crisis could last six more hours – Kiev presidential aide
MINSK (Reuters) – Talks between leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine on the Ukraine crisis in Minsk, Belarus, could continue for at least another five to six hours, a Ukrainian presidential aide said early on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
IMF's Lagarde to make statement on Ukraine on Thursday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will make a statement on Ukraine at 0800 GMT on Thursday in Brussels, her office said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine hopes IMF talks can be successfully concluded in next two days
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and a team from the International Monetary Fund could reach an agreement on further financial aid for the country’s war-battered economy in the next 48 hours even though talks are proving tough, its prime minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian central bank says will hold 'concluding' press briefing with IMF on Thursday
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank said on Wednesday it would hold a “concluding” joint press conference with the International Monetary Fund and the Ukrainian Finance Ministry in Kiev on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Four leaders at Minsk talks plan to pledge support for Ukraine's sovereignty – Ukrainian delegation
MINSK (Reuters) – The four leaders meeting on Wednesday for peace talks in Belarus on the Ukraine crisis are planning to sign a joint declaration supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, a Ukrainian delegation source said. …read more Source: The...
Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany start talks on Ukraine crisis
MINSK (Reuters) – The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany arrived in the Belarussian capital of Minsk on Wednesday and began talks to try to defuse the 10-month separatist crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Arming Ukraine could lead to escalation of Russian support: think-tank
LONDON (Reuters) – A decision by the West to provide arms to Ukraine could prompt a rapid escalation of Russian support for separatists battling government forces in the east of the country, a global security think-tank said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Bosnia bans arms sales to Ukraine
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia banned arms and ammunition exports to Ukraine on Wednesday, following pressure from Bosnian Serbs and saying the conflict there should be resolved by peaceful means. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says conflict will 'go out of control' without ceasefire
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, arriving in Minsk, Belarus, for a four-power summit on the Ukraine crisis, said on Wednesday the pro-Russian separatist conflict would go “out of control” if there was no de-escalation and ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine peace summit overshadowed by surge in fighting
MINSK/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine gathered for a peace summit in Belarus on Wednesday, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. …read more Source: The...
