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Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive stillborn truce
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday despite European efforts to resurrect a stillborn cease-fire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. Western nations are refusing to give up on a peace deal brokered by France and Germany last week even though the […]...
Ukraine finance chief West IMF wont flag in bailout aid
Ukraine’s recently appointed Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko, a U.S. national who adopted Ukrainian citizenship to take up her post, speaks at a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
After Ukraine mediation, EU looks to embrace Lukashenko
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s hosting of Ukraine peace talks may have a side effect at home – helping thaw relations between the European Union and a man the West calls “Europe’s last dictator”. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia starts gas supplies to rebel-held east Ukraine
Russia started supplying gas to rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Thursday after Kiev had temporarily suspended deliveries because of damage to the networks from heavy fighting, which is continuing despite a cease-fire. The spat over Russian gas supplies and pricing for Ukraine had been at the heart of the broader standoff between the two former...
World › Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday despite European efforts to resurrect a stillborn ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. Western nations are refusing to give up on a peace deal brokered by France and Germany… …read more Source: Japan...
Russia Starts Sending Gas to East Ukraine Rebel Zone
Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday started supplying gas directly to the rebel-controlled area in east Ukraine after pro-Moscow separatist leaders said Kiev had cut supplies, the company’s chief said. …read more Source:...
Russia starts sending gas to east Ukraine rebel zone
Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday started supplying gas directly to the rebel-controlled area in east Ukraine after pro-Moscow separatist leaders said Kiev had cut supplies. …read more Source: Channel...
Leaders renew support for tattered Ukraine ceasefire
The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia on Thursday (Feb 19) pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine despite violations – including the storming of a key town by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
Poverty in Germany hits post-reunification high: study
BERLIN (AFP) – Poverty in Germany has risen to its highest level since reunification in 1990, with the gap between rich and poor in Europes top economy getting wider, a study said Thursday.Some 12.5 million people were classed as poor in 2013, up from 12.1 million a year earlier in the country of about 80 million, the report by Germanys...
White House says ‘deeply troubled’ by Ukraine fighting
The White House said on Thursday that it was “deeply troubled” by reports that fighting continued in eastern Ukraine in spite of a cease-fire agreement signed last week. White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Moscow and other parties to the Minsk agreement need to abide by all their commitments. “What was agreed to last week...
