Section: The Star (Malaysia)
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...
French, German, Ukraine leaders to hold a 'short talk' before meeting Putin – source
MINSK (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko will hold a “short talk” before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Minsk, a source in the French delegation said. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin arrives in Minsk for Ukraine crisis talks
MINSK (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Minsk to take part in peace talks on the Ukraine crisis on Wednesday, a Reuters witness at the airport said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko flies to Minsk for peace talks – spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is on his way to Minsk, Belarus, to take part in peace talks on the Ukraine crisis, presidential spokesman Sviatoslav Tseholko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. army to train Ukrainians in March – commander U.S. army Europe
SZCZECIN, Poland (Reuters) – U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said on Wednesday the U.S. army will provide training to Ukrainian troops battling Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov sees 'noticeable progress' before Ukraine summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there had been “noticeable progress” in preparations for a summit on the Ukraine crisis but suggested there were still questions about control over the border. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine PM hopes IMF talks will be successfully completed within 48 hours – Interfax
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday he hoped talks with an International Monetary Fund team on further financial aid would be successfully completed within 48 hours, news agencies reported him as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ready to introduce martial law if crisis grows – IFX cites Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday Ukraine was prepared to introduce martial law across Ukraine if the separatist conflict in the east escalates further, news agency Interfax reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to introduce martial law if crisis escalates – IFX cites Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday Ukraine was prepared to introduce martial law across all regions of Ukraine if the separatist conflict in the east escalates further, news agency Interfax reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine peace summit overshadowed by some of war's worst fighting
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were due to attend a peace summit on Wednesday, but Ukraine’s pro-Moscow separatists diminished the chance of a deal by launching some of the war’s worst fighting in an assault on a government garrison. …read more Source: The...
