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Ukraine crisis: European leaders push for new peace plans
Reporters, left, raises their hands during a press conference with French President Francois Hollande, right, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday. The leaders of France and Germany were carrying a new peace initiative to the Ukrainian and Russian capitals Thursday, amid a flurry of high-level diplomacy to end what French President Francois...
Putin wants constructive talks on Ukraine with Merkel, Hollande – adviser
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold constructive talks with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Ukraine, the Russian leader’s top foreign policy adviser said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says giving lethal arms to Ukraine would be security threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow will see any decision by the United States to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons as a threat to Russia’s security, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis European leaders in new peace bid
French President Francois Hollande said he is heading to Ukraine Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to present a new peace initiative. He said they would put forward the new plan before … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
EU says Merkel-Hollande Moscow mission a move to political solution
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A mission by the leaders of France and Germany to Kiev and Moscow is a clear effort to find a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine raises key interest rate to fight financial crisis
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank announced on Thursday a big increase in its main interest rate to 19.5 percent to try to avert financial collapse, brought ever closer by fighting in the country’s east and a lack of foreign funding. …read more Source: The...
Hollande floats Ukraine peace plan as leaders flock to Kiev
KIEV (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Thursday he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were taking a new peace plan to Kiev and Moscow after a surge in deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine.Hollande and Merkel were expected in Kiev after US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for talks with Ukraines leaders who are pushing for...
German, French leaders to take Ukraine peace plan to Kiev, Moscow
February 05, 2015 8:07 PMPARIS/KIEV (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France launched a new diplomatic initiative over Ukraine on Thursday, announcing they would fly together to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to resolve the conflict that could be “acceptable to all”. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kerry travels to Ukraine as US weighs sending arms
US secretary of state John Kerry is in Ukraine to show support for the embattled government as the Obama administration weighs sending arms to Kiev to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...
French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative
The leaders of France and Germany were carrying a new peace initiative to the Ukrainian and Russian capitals on Thursday, amid a flurry of high-level diplomacy to end what French President Francoi… …read more Source: The...
