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Ukraine president says troops have withdrawn from Debaltseve
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that government forces had withdrawn from the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for weeks.This morning the Ukrainian armed forces together with the National Guard completed an operation for a planned and organised withdrawal...
A year after revolution, Ukraine struggles with old hang-ups
The former power company executive yanked up his trouser leg to show the electronic bracelet round his ankle that would alert police if he tried to make a run for it from Kiev. …read more Source: Channel...
EU condemns ‘clear violation’ of Ukraine ceasefire in Debaltseve
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Wednesday condemned a rebel offensive against the strategic town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine as a “clear violation” of an internationally-backed ceasefire.”The actions by the Russia-backed separatists in Debaltseve are a clear violation of the ceasefire,” the EU’s foreign...
Greece’s Tsipras attacks sanctions on Russia
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Germany’s Stern magazine an economic war with Russia was in no-one’s interests and that imposing sanctions on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine was “hypocritical” …read more Source: Channel...
Ukrainian forces start to quit besieged town
Government forces started pulling out of a town in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday after a fierce assault by Russian-backed separatists which Europe said violated a crumbling ceasefire. …read more Source: Channel...
Leaders schedule new phone call Wednesday on Ukraine – France
PARIS (Reuters) – Leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia will hold a new telephone call late on Wednesday on the Ukraine crisis, French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president: Troops are withdrawing from Debaltseve
Ukraine has pulled most of its troops out of Debaltseve, the president confirmed on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Greece's Tsipras attacks sanctions on Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Germany’s Stern magazine an economic war with Russia was in no-one’s interests and that imposing sanctions on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine was “hypocritical” …read more Source: The...
Germany says Minsk peace pact 'damaged' but not dead
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany condemned on Wednesday a military offensive by pro-Russian separatists to capture the strategic east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, calling it a clear violation of a ceasefire agreed last week, but said it was too early to call the broader Minsk peace deal dead. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president says government forces withdraw from Debaltseve
KIEV – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that government forces had withdrawn from the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for control for weeks. …read more Source: Bangkok...
