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      Polish president to visit Ukraine, Germany, Japan in Feb.
      Feb11

      Polish president to visit Ukraine, Germany, Japan in Feb.

      In the second half of February the President of Poland will visit Ukraine, Germany and Japan, according to the official website of the President of the Republic of Poland on Tuesday. …read more Source: Global...

      Ukraine fighting intensifies
      Feb11

      Ukraine fighting intensifies

      KIEV – Intense fighting in Ukraine, including a rocket strike on Kiev’s military headquarters in the east, killed at least 20 people on Tuesday on the eve of a four-way peace summit. Pro-Russia rebels sought to encircle railway hub Debaltseve, and Ukrainian forces launched a counter-offensive around the strategic port of Mariupol as...

      Minsk prepares to host four-way summit on Ukraine crisis
      Feb11

      Minsk prepares to host four-way summit on Ukraine crisis

      …read more Source: AKIpress News...

      No news is good news, reinterpreted
      Feb11

      No news is good news, reinterpreted

      Most of us have heard the phrase “No news is good news.” Generally it means that a lack of news at least means nothing is going wrong. In a time when the world is potentially facing an Ebola outbreak, two terrorist groups that are the de-facto rulers of nations (ISIS and Boko Haram), a worsening standoff in Ukraine, a possible “Grexit” from the...

      Death toll in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk attacks rises to 11: official
      Feb11

      Death toll in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk attacks rises to 11: official

      The death toll of Tuesday’s rocket attacks that targeted Ukrainian military headquarters and a residential area in Kramatorsk town in eastern Ukraine rose to 11, an official said. …read more Source: Global...

      Hollande to visit Minsk to push for Ukraine peace deal
      Feb11

      Hollande to visit Minsk to push for Ukraine peace deal

      French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday said he would travel to the Belarus’ capital of Minsk on Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks on how to stop the fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...

      New violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before four-way summit
      Feb11

      New violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before four-way summit

      Rockets killed more than 10 civilians and soldiers deep in Ukrainian government-held territory on Tuesday and rebels pushed on with an assault on an army-held rail junction, setbacks that showed Kiev’s position worsening on the eve of peace talks.Britain ‘reserves right’ to arm Ukraine: ministerObama says still weighing decision...

      Violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before summit
      Feb11

      Violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before summit

      VUHLEHIRSK/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Rockets killed more than 10 civilians and soldiers deep in Ukrainian government-held territory on Tuesday and rebels …read more Source: The News...

      Obama calls Ukrainian president over peace talks
      Feb11

      Obama calls Ukrainian president over peace talks

      U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed situation in eastern Ukraine and the current talks on a cease-fire and peace deal during a call, the White House said Tuesday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

      Contact group on Ukraine reaches ceasefire deal
      Feb11

      Contact group on Ukraine reaches ceasefire deal

      The contact group on Ukraine agreed Tuesday on a scheme for withdrawal of heavy weapons, reaching a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: China...