Section: The Star (Malaysia)
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...
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the Minsk deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine was a “potentially significant step” but said heavy weapons must be withdrawn from the region and called on Russia to withdraw soldiers and equipment.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...
Cameron – No easing of EU sanctions unless Putin changes behaviour
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict should not be lifted unless President Vladimir Putin alters his behaviour, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine leader puts detained pilot centre-stage at Minsk talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Emerging from all-night talks on Thursday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko would be released from a Russian prison soon. …read more Source: The...
France's Hollande says coming hours decisive for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that the deal agreed in Minsk by Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine was not a guarantee of long-term success. …read more Source: The...
EU's Mogherini expects no talk of Russia sanctions at summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said she did not expect EU leaders to discuss sanctions on Russia at their summit on Thursday after a Ukraine ceasefire was agreed in talks in Minsk. …read more Source: The...
