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NATO, Russia fail to narrow differences in Munich talks
MUNICH (Reuters) – NATO and Russia failed to narrow their differences over the Ukraine crisis in talks on Saturday but agreed they would keep talking to each other. …read more Source: The...
Europe and US clash over how to confront Putin over Ukraine
Germany’s Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing a sharp rebuke from a leading U.S. senator who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin criticises sanctions but says Russia does not want war
MOSCOW (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia is not at war and does not want war with anyone, but sharply criticised Western sanctions over Ukraine.Theres no war, thank God. But there is definitely an attempt to curb our development, Putin told a trade union conference, cited by TASS news agency.He criticised sanctions...
Merkel uncertain of chances for Ukraine deal
MUNICH: (AP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that shes still unsure of reaching a deal to calm the crisis in Ukraine, which Frances president said could feature a broad demilitarized zone and greater autonomy for the separatist eastern region.Merkel and French President Francois Hollande traveled to Kiev Thursday and Moscow...
Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns: Kiev
Pro-Russian separatists have intensified shelling of government forces on all front lines and appear to be amassing forces for new offensives on the key railway town of Debaltseve and the coastal city of Mariupol, Ukraine’s military said on Saturday (Feb 7). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine Peace Bid ‘Uncertain, But Worth Trying’: German Chancellor Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today the latest Franco-German bid to end the Ukraine crisis with Russia was uncertain but worth trying given the ongoing bloodshed. …read more Source:...
10 Killed in Latest East Ukraine Fighting: Officials
Five civilians and five government soldiers were killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine, government and pro-Russian rebel officials said today. …read more Source:...
Russia expresses optimism about solution to Ukraine issue
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday that Russia saw grounds for optimism on the resolution of Ukraine crisis, but stressing that military intervention should not be an option. …read more Source: China...
Hollande Peace Deal One of Last Chances to End Ukraine Crisis
French President Francois Hollande says a French-German peace initiative currently under discussion is “one of the last chances” to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Hollande, speaking Saturday at … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Obama Merkel to Look for Solution on Ukraine
WHITE HOUSE – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Kyiv and Moscow over the last few days, came away with no peace deal in hand. Now she’ll be coming to the White House on Sunday, searching for a … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
