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Ukraine starts heavy weapons withdrawal
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said Thursday that the country’s military forces are starting the withdrawal of their heavy weapons from the frontline in eastern regions. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine starts heavy weapons withdrawal
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said Thursday that the country’s military forces are starting the withdrawal of their heavy weapons from the frontline in eastern regions, as agreed upon at the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Ukraine, rebels start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
Warring parties in Ukraine took a major stride toward quelling unrest in the country’s east Thursday with the declared s …read more Source: The Korea...
Merkel hopes Moldova isn’t in Russia’s sights after Ukraine
Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Thursday she hoped Russia’s Vladimir Putin would not try the same strategy in Moldova as he had in Ukraine, and expressed support for the country’s efforts to forge stronger ties with Europe, to Moscow’s chagrin. The chancellor, asked at a news conference with visiting Romanian President...
US spy chief predicts spring attack on Ukraine port
Russia wants to secure a land corridor in eastern Ukraine that could include Mariupol but pro-Moscow rebels may wait until the spring to attack the strategic port city, the US spy chief said yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aim was not to seize all of Ukraine but to carve out territory linking up with the Crimean peninsula,...
Kerry to meet with top Russian, Iranian envoys over Ukraine, nuclear talks
The Ukrainian military on Thursday started to withdraw its heavy weapons from the front line,as the independence-seeking rebels did two days ago in the country’s east under a new cease-fire deal reached in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Feb. Washington and its Western allies have threatened new sanctions on Moscow over its violation of...
World › Ukraine, rebels start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
Warring parties in Ukraine took a major stride toward quelling unrest in the country’s east Thursday with the declared start of a supervised withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line. Ukrainian and separatist officials have noted a sharp decline in violence, although the chances of a long-lasting settlement remain… …read more...
Ukraine says pulling back arms as US, Russia trade barbs
Ukraine’s military on Thursday (Feb 26) said it had started withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline, bolstering a stuttering peace plan as the United States and Russia traded barbs over the conflict. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, rebels say they are pulling back heavy weapons in the east
In a long-awaited development, Ukrainian forces and separatist fighters both announced Thursday they are pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said it reserved the right to revise its withdrawal plans in the event of an attack by rebel forces, however. The pullback was supposed to have...
U.S. intel chief sees spring attack on Ukraine port Mariupol
Pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine will likely wait until the spring to attack the port of Mariupol, U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper predicted Thursday, adding such a move did not seem imminent. Clapper said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aim was to establish a land bridge to Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow a year ago […]...
