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Farmers in eastern Ukraine feel the bite of conflict
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Food production in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine is set to drop in the coming months, as farmers don’t have regular access to seeds and fertilisers, a U.N. official said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
New violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before four-way summit
VUHLEHIRSK/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Rockets killed more than 10 civilians and soldiers deep in Ukrainian government-held territory on Tuesday and rebels pushed on with an assault on an army-held rail junction, setbacks that showed Kiev’s position worsening on the eve of peace talks. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says Minsk talks 'last chance' for true ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said peace talks in Minsk on Wednesday were one of the last chances to declare an unconditional ceasefire in the conflict with Russia-backed separatists, a statement on his website said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Germany's Steinmeier – questions still to resolve ahead of Ukraine summit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Tuesday talks to plan a Ukrainian crisis summit in Minsk had been useful so far, but open questions remained, and he urged Moscow and Kiev to seize the chance the summit offered. …read more Source: The...
U.S. Treasury's Lew says quick package for Ukraine critical
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Tuesday it was critically important that an international package for Ukraine comes together quickly and said progress was being made. …read more Source: The...
Obama called Ukraine's Poroshenko on ceasefire, peace deal – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday about the situation in Eastern Ukraine, the White House said on Twitter. …read more Source: The...
G7 powers, IMF considering much larger Ukraine aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Group of Seven rich industrial nations and the International Monetary Fund are weighing up a much larger aid package for Ukraine, acknowledging that it is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, sources familiar with the talks say. …read more Source: The...
Minsk talks to focus on demilitarised zone in east Ukraine – RIA quotes source
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Talks on how to resolve Ukraine crisis will focus on withdrawing heavy weapons, creating a demilitarised zone in eastern Ukraine and starting a dialogue between Ukraine and the rebels, RIA news agency quoted a diplomatic source as saying on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Russian court extends detention of Ukrainian pilot Savchenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the detention of Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian army pilot being held on charges of aiding the killing of two Russian journalists in east Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The...
Britain and Germany 'actively discussing' extending EU Russia sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and Germany are actively discussing maintaining and extending European Union sanctions on Russia in case there is no breakthrough in the Ukrainian peace process soon, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
