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Ukraine Peace Talks Begin, Overshadowed by Fighting
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine began peace talks in Belarus on Wednesday, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s wors… …read more Source:...
Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany start talks on Ukraine crisis
MINSK (Reuters) – The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany arrived in the Belarussian capital of Minsk on Wednesday and began talks to try to defuse the 10-month separatist crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Bosnia presidency warns against arms exports to Ukraine
SARAJEVO (AFP) – Bosnias joint presidency warned on Wednesday against allowing arms exports to Ukraine, fearing retaliation from Russia over winter gas supplies.Exports of arms and military equipment to Ukraine at this moment are not in Bosnia-Hercegovinas foreign policy interest, a presidency statement said.That would not contribute to...
Arming Ukraine could lead to escalation of Russian support: think-tank
LONDON (Reuters) – A decision by the West to provide arms to Ukraine could prompt a rapid escalation of Russian support for separatists battling government forces in the east of the country, a global security think-tank said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Bosnia bans arms sales to Ukraine
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia banned arms and ammunition exports to Ukraine on Wednesday, following pressure from Bosnian Serbs and saying the conflict there should be resolved by peaceful means. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says conflict will 'go out of control' without ceasefire
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, arriving in Minsk, Belarus, for a four-power summit on the Ukraine crisis, said on Wednesday the pro-Russian separatist conflict would go “out of control” if there was no de-escalation and ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine peace summit overshadowed by surge in fighting
MINSK/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine gathered for a peace summit in Belarus on Wednesday, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. …read more Source: The...
Leaders arrive in Minsk for Ukraine peace talks
MINSK (AFP) – The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France arrived in Minsk on Wednesday for a crunch peace summit aimed at ending 10 months of conflict in eastern Ukraine.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will come face-to-face with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time since October in a four-way meeting with German...
French, German, Ukraine leaders to hold a 'short talk' before meeting Putin – source
MINSK (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko will hold a “short talk” before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Minsk, a source in the French delegation said. …read more Source: The...
Bloody battles rage ahead of Ukraine peace summit
MINSK (AFP) – Ukrainian forces battled pro-Russian rebels for territory on Wednesday on one of the bloodiest days in 10 months of fighting ahead of a pivotal peace summit on the conflict.The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are to meet shortly in Minsk for what the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said would be a...
