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Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as pro-Russian separatists used artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces from a strategic rail hub after peace talks collapsed. Hopes of easing the situation evaporated on Saturday with Ukraine’s representative and separatist envoys accusing each other of sabotaging negotiations…....
U.S. taking new look at giving arms to Ukraine forces – NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration is taking a new look at providing Ukrainian forces with defensive weapons and equipment in the face of a rebel offensive that shattered a five-month truce, the New York Times reported on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Death toll mounts in Ukraine fighting after peace talks fail
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Thirteen government soldiers and at least as many civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine’s separatist conflict after the collapse of peace talks, Kiev authorities said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military says 13 soldiers killed in eastern fighting in past 24 hours
KIEV (Reuters) – Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fighting against Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, a Kiev military spokesman said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Australia, Britain slam IS hostage killing at defence talks
SYDNEY: The Australian and British foreign ministers Sunday slammed the killing of a Japanese journalist by the Islamic State (IS) group as they vowed to tackle the jihadist threat at defence talks in Sydney. British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond is in Australia for the annual meeting with his counterpart Julie Bishop, with efforts to counter...
Ukraine's envoy accuses separatists of undermining Minsk peace talks
MINSK (Reuters) – Peace talks on Ukraine broke up on Saturday after more than four hours and Ukraine’s envoy accused separatist envoys of undermining the meeting by making ultimatums and refusing to discuss plans for a ceasefire, Interfax news agency said. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian peace talks break up in Minsk, outcome not clear
MINSK (Reuters) – Peace talks on the Ukraine crisis, involving Ukrainian and Russian representatives and separatist envoys, broke up on Saturday after more than four hours with key players leaving the venue by different cars, a Reuters witness said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, rebels hold fresh peace talks as fighting rages in east
MINSK/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian and Russian representatives and separatist envoys met in a new round of peace talks on Saturday as fighting between Kiev’s forces and the Russian-backed rebels raged on in Ukraine’s east, claiming more civilian and military lives. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Putin, Merkel, Hollande discussed Ukraine by phone
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande discussed increased violence in southeastern Ukraine in a phone call on Saturday, the Kremlin said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Officials from Ukraine, Russia, OSCE and rebels arrive in Minsk for Ukraine peace talks
MINSK (Reuters) – Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and pro-Russian separatists gathered in Minsk, Belarus, on Saturday in a fresh attempt to reopen peace talks on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
