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Shelling stopped abruptly at mid-night in the city of Donetsk as the ceasefire started
In Eastern Ukraine, the ceasefire brokered by Germany and France has gone into effect from Sunday. Shelling stopped abruptly at mid-night in the city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko ordered government forces to halt firing in line with the ceasefire to end the country’s bloody conflict. Petro said there was still alarm over the...
Ukraine ceasefire begins after fierce fighting in besieged town
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops to abide by the truce, in line with a deal reached in Minsk earlier this week with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France. …read more Source: Channel...
Slovakia to host peace conference on Ukraine in March
Slovakia will host a peace conference on the Ukraine crisis in March, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on a radio talk show on Saturday. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine ceasefire begins after fierce fighting in besieged town
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – An agreed ceasefire in Ukraine went into effect Sunday under a cloud of mistrust, after fighting raged until the last minute and Kiev and the US accused Russia of fuelling a final push by rebels to gain territory.President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops to abide by the truce from midnight (2200 GMT), in line with...
Ukraine Military Says No Let-up in Rebel Offensive in East
Kiev. The Ukrainian military said on Saturday there was no let-up in a pro-Russian rebel offensive in east Ukraine ahead of a planned ceasefire, reporting 120 separate attacks in the past 24 hours. A truce is due to come into effect from Sunday under a peace agreement that also envisages a withdrawal of the heavy weapons responsible for many of...
World › Both sides claim violations after Ukraine cease-fire starts
A cease-fire was declared in eastern Ukraine at a minute after midnight Sunday, kindling slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives. But within two hours of the cease-fire’s scheduled start, the warring sides were already trading accusations of fresh attacks. International attention… …read more...
Slovakia to host peace conference on Ukraine in March
Slovakia will host a peace conference on the Ukraine crisis in March, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on a radio talk show on Saturday. …read more Source: Global...
Both sides claim violations after Ukraine ceasefire starts
KIEV, Ukraine — A ceasefire was declared in eastern Ukraine at a minute after midnight Sunday, kindling slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives. But within two hours of the ceasefire’s scheduled start, the warring sides were already trading accusations of fresh attacks. International...
Guns fall silent in Ukraine’s Donetsk as Poroshenko orders ceasefire
Shelling stopped abruptly at midnight on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko ordered government forces to halt firing in line with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the country’s bloody conflict.Leaders hold Ukraine peace talks as fighting surgesRebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace...
Carry on if you want to die in Ukraines battleground town
ON ROAD TO DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine: The east Ukraine town of Debaltseve was the epicentre of fighting in the hours ahead of Sunday s ceasefire, amid non-s …read more Source: The News...
