Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Fifty tanks, 40 missile systems crossed from Russia into east Ukraine overnight – Ukrainian military
KIEV (Reuters) – Around 50 tanks, 40 missile systems and 40 armoured vehicles crossed overnight into east Ukraine from Russia via Izvaryne border crossing into the separatist Luhansk region, a Kiev military spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says Putin pressured Ukraine rebels to accept ceasefire
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin had put pressure on the pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire from Sunday, which she said offered a “glimmer of hope” for an end to the bloodshed. …read more Source: The...
German foreign minister – Minsk deal not all we would have wished for
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said an agreement between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France on the Ukraine crisis was not all Germany would have wished for, but it was a much-needed step away from violence and towards fresh political momentum. …read more Source: The...
Four leaders agree to respect Ukraine sovereignty – Kremlin
MINSK (Reuters) – Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France committed to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to a joint declaration distributed by the Kremlin. …read more Source: The...
Minsk deal on Ukraine offers hope, says Merkel spokesman
BERLIN (Reuters) – An agreement between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France on the Ukraine crisis offers hope with a ceasefire from Feb. 15 and then the withdrawal of heavy weapons, a German government spokesman said on Thursday after marathon talks. …read more Source: The...
Hollande hails real chance to ameliorate situation in Ukraine
MINSK (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday there was still much work to be done on the Ukraine crisis, but an agreement in Minsk was a real chance to ameliorate the situation. …read more Source: The...
Putin says leaders agree on main issues over Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday leaders had agreed on a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Merkel, Hollande may not come on time for EU summit – source
MINSK (Reuters) – A member of the French delegation at talks in Minsk over the Ukraine crisis said it would be difficult for German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande to get to Brussels on time for a European Union summit on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Rebels won't sign Ukraine deal unless government troops retreat – sources
MINSK (Reuters) – Participants at international peace talks trying to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday that pro-Russian separatists were refusing to sign an agreement unless Kiev agreed to withdraw its troops from the town of Debeltseve. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine not satisfied with Russia on rebel status – RIA cites source
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine is not satisfied with a Russian proposal on the demarcation line which separates rebels and Ukrainian forces, and its position on the future status of rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
