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      Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions
      Dec07

      Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions

      MOSCOW (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday became the first European leader to travel to Russia in an attempt to defuse the standoff with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, as Kiev announced a fresh round of peace talks next week.Hollandes meeting with Putin in the diplomatic terminal of an airport outside the capital came as...

      Hollande meets Putin in Moscow in attempt to mend ties
      Dec07

      Hollande meets Putin in Moscow in attempt to mend ties

      French President Francois Hollande became the first European leader to fly to Russia in an attempt to defuse the stand-off with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, where peace talks will take place next week. …read more Source: South China Morning...

      Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions
      Dec07

      Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions

      MOSCOW – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday became the first European leader to travel to Russia in an attempt to defuse the standoff with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, as Kiev announced a fresh round of peace talks next week. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Putin, Hollande meet to defuse Ukraine tensions
      Dec06

      Putin, Hollande meet to defuse Ukraine tensions

      [MOSCOW] French President Francois Hollande became the first European leader to travel to Russia in an attempt to defuse the standoff with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, as Kiev announced a fresh round of peace talks next week. …read more Source: The Business...

      Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions
      Dec06

      Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions

      Meeting with Vladimir Putin in the diplomatic terminal of an airport outside the capital, French President Francois Hollande said he hoped to stop a new East-West division from arising in Europe. …read more Source: Channel...

      IMF announces Ukraine rescue visit
      Dec06

      IMF announces Ukraine rescue visit

      KIEV – The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it would dispatch a team to Ukraine to determine just how much extra aid the war-wrecked and energy-starved nation will need to make it through winter. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Ukraine army under fire amid preparations for rebel truce
      Dec06

      Ukraine army under fire amid preparations for rebel truce

      Ukraine said it reached an agreement with pro-Russian rebels to resume peace talks next week while troops remained under attack and extra equipment and tanks entered the conflict zone in the nation’s east. Russia accuses NATO of destabilizing northern Europe -InterfaxKiev up in arms over latest Russia convoyU.S. increasing non-lethal...

      Ukraine announces new talks with rebels, Russia
      Dec06

      Ukraine announces new talks with rebels, Russia

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said a “preliminary agreement” had been reached for a meeting also involving envoys from Moscow and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to be held on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...

      France's Hollande meets Putin on Ukraine crisis
      Dec06

      France's Hollande meets Putin on Ukraine crisis

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis during a brief stopover at a Moscow airport on Saturday. …read more Source: The...

      IMF announces Ukraine rescue visit
      Dec06

      IMF announces Ukraine rescue visit

      KIEV: (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it would dispatch a team to Ukraine to determine just how much extra aid the war-wrecked and energy-starved nation will need to make it through winter.The nine-day visit due to start on Tuesday comes as Ukraine suffers rolling blackouts and resentment grows over a severe...