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      Ukraine president says ‘ready to make peace with anybody’
      Jun26

      Ukraine president says ‘ready to make peace with anybody’

      Ukraine’s new Western-backed president said on Thursday he was ready to make a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that could put an end to a separatist insurgency convulsing his ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Ukraine to sign EU trade deal
      Jun26

      Ukraine to sign EU trade deal

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is set to sign a sweeping new trade deal with the EU in Brussels on Friday, giving Ukraine’s economy and society a massive shove toward Europe. It will lower trade tariffs and in theory open Ukraine to Europe’s market of 506 million people — if Ukraine can comply with the many […] The...

      Ukraine leader slams Russia’s ‘insufficient’ support for peace plan
      Jun26

      Ukraine leader slams Russia’s ‘insufficient’ support for peace plan

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Russia of failing to fully back a peace plan to end the bloodshed in the east of his country. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      US, EU pressure Putin to save shaky Ukraine truce
      Jun26

      US, EU pressure Putin to save shaky Ukraine truce

      US and EU leaders have heaped pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to help his Western-backed counterpart in Ukraine end a separatist insurgency, as the clock ticks down on a shaky truce. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Poland’s rising diplomatic star in controversy over leaks
      Jun26

      Poland’s rising diplomatic star in controversy over leaks

      Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who burnished his credentials in the Ukraine crisis, is now in the spotlight over leaks in which he appears to criticize Polish-US ties and Britain’s prime minister. …read more Source: China...

      Hollande, Merkel notice Russian actions to de-escalate situation: statement
      Jun26

      Hollande, Merkel notice Russian actions to de-escalate situation: statement

      French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Poroshenko on telephone Wednesday, the Elysee said in a statement. …read more Source:...

      World › West to Putin: Prove commitment to Ukraine peace
      Jun26

      World › West to Putin: Prove commitment to Ukraine peace

      The Kremlin on Wednesday renounced the right to send troops into Ukraine and voiced support for a peace plan, but the West said Russia must do much more to stop the fighting in eastern Ukraine if it wants to avoid a new, more crippling round of sanctions. A cease-fire, already… …read more Source: Japan...

      Approval for Russian military intervention in Ukraine revoked
      Jun25

      Approval for Russian military intervention in Ukraine revoked

      The upper house of Russia’s parliament voted Wednesday to revoke a resolution approving military intervention in Ukraine at the request of President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...

      Approval for Russian military intervention in Ukraine revoked
      Jun25

      Approval for Russian military intervention in Ukraine revoked

      The upper house of Russia’s parliament voted Wednesday to revoke a resolution approving military intervention in Ukraine at the request of President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: China...

      Ukraine threatens to revoke cease-fire
      Jun25

      Ukraine threatens to revoke cease-fire

      SLAVYANSK, Ukraine (AFP) ― Ukraine’s new leader threatened on Tuesday to revoke his truce after pro-Russian rebels downe …read more Source: The Korea...