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Ukrainian military rejects rebel offer of corridor out of Debaltseve
KIEV (Reuters) – Kiev said on Monday it rejected a proposal from pro-Russian rebels to create a safe corridor for government troops out of the encircled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, the focus of heavy fighting despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Russia vows to take ‘adequate response’ to new EU sanctions
Russia vowed to take “adequate response” to the expanded EU sanctions imposed on it over the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday. …read more Source: Global...
Georgia calls in Ukraine envoy over ex-president's role in Kiev
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia has called Ukraine’s ambassador to a meeting to discuss Kiev’s “surprising” appointment of former President Mikheil Saakashvili as an adviser, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Bulgaria supports peaceful settlement of conflict in eastern Ukraine: official
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on Monday after meeting with visiting Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin that the Balkan country supports Ukraine’s peaceful settlement of conflict and closer ties with the European Union. …read more Source: Global...
Amount of next tranche of IMF aid for Ukraine has not been discussed – minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Monday the government had not yet discussed the exact amount of the next tranche of financial aid from the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister says Ukraine armed forces are fully observing the ceasefire
The Ukrainian forces have come under fire from pro-Russian rebels more than one hundred times over the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin during a visit to Sofia said Ukraine armed forces are fully observing the ceasefire but unfortunately in response we have received fire attacks from terrorists. A Ukrainian military...
Russia hopes Minsk agreements will be abided by – Kremlin adviser
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia hopes the Minsk agreements on resolving the Ukraine crisis will be abided by, Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said on Monday, adding that EU sanctions were illegal and prevented the solution of problems in the country. …read more Source: The...
No arms pull-back until full ceasefire: Ukraine rebels
Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine said on Monday they will only start pulling back weapons from the frontline under a peace deal once there is a “full ceasefire”. …read more Source: The Times of...
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse a day after it took effect. …read more Source: The...
Rebels offer corridor for Ukraine troops out of key town – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels will open a safe corridor for Ukrainian troops to leave the encircled town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine if they laid down their weapons, Interfax news agency quoted a separatist commander as saying on Monday. …read more Source: The...
