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Ukraine peace talks end without agreement
MINSK – Peace talks to thrash out a truce agreement between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine ended without a deal Saturday, Kiev’s representative at the talks in Minsk said. Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma told Interfax Ukraine news agency the talks had been ‘thwarted’ after top rebel leaders stayed away and their...
Mariupol is Ukraine’s Kobane
Luke Coffey Since the so-called ceasefire agreement was signed last September, fighting had continued in eastern Ukraine but on a low and localised level. However, with renewed fighting in Luhansk, the recent capture of Donetsk airport by the rebels, and the new offensive to capture the important city of Mariupol, it looks like the Russia-...
Ukraine needs the West’s help now
Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott The new year has brought more misery to Ukraine. Separatist fighters, supported by Russian troops, have launched attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk. Diplomatic efforts have made no progress towards a settlement — or even towards firming up a ceasefire that has all but collapsed. The West, including the US, needs...
Kiev and separatists trade blame as Ukraine peace talks collapse
Peace talks on Ukraine collapsed Saturday after just over four hours with no tangible progress toward a new cease-fire but with Ukraine’s representative and separatist envoys angrily accusing each other of sabotaging the meeting. Ukraine’s representative, former President Leonid Kuchma, left the talks in Belarusian capital of Minsk,...
New round of peace talks on Ukraine crisis ends without deal
The latest round of peace talks on Ukraine crisis on Saturday ended in the Belarusian capital of Minsk without an agreement. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
New Ukraine peace talks fail—Kiev envoy
MINSK, Belarus — Peace talks to thrash out a truce agreement between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine ended without a deal Saturday, Kiev’s representative at the talks in Minsk said. Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma told Interfax Ukraine news agency the talks had been “thwarted” after top rebel leaders stayed away...
Civilians flee east Ukraine town as fighting intensifies
Debaltseve, Ukraine : Outgoing heavy-caliber fire boomed incessantly, shaking the ground and rattling windows around the besieged town. Residents of Debaltseve, seemingly inured to the racket, listened impassively as they mustered at the town hall on Saturday to be evacua.. …read more Source: India...
Ukraine Accuses Separatists of Undermining Minsk Peace Talks
Peace talks on Ukraine broke up on Saturday after more than four hours and Ukraine’s envoy accused separatist envoys of undermining the meeting by making ultimatums and refusing to discuss plans for a… …read more Source:...
Ukraine peace talks collapse as fighting rages
Peace talks aimed at halting rising bloodshed in eastern Ukraine ended in failure Saturday, with Kiev’s envoy saying pro-Russian separatists wrecked a deal by refusing to discuss an immediate ceasefire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
World › Civilians flee east Ukraine town as fighting intensifies
Outgoing heavy-caliber fire boomed incessantly, shaking the ground and rattling windows around the besieged town. Residents of Debaltseve, seemingly inured to the racket, listened impassively as they mustered at the town hall on Saturday to be evacuated with as many belongings as they could carry. The government-held town has been… …read...
