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Ukraine says peace hopes ‘destroyed’ as rebels assault town
SOLEDAR (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday accused rebels and Russia of scuppering a fragile three-day-old ceasefire after insurgents armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a flashpoint town and engaged thousands of troops there in intense combat.The hopes of the world for peace are being destroyed, the deputy head of...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages, arms pullback stalls
Pro-Russian rebels and government forces fought street-to-street in a strategic town in east Ukraine on Tuesday and refused to pull back their heavy guns, all but scuppering hopes that a European-brokered peace deal will end months of conflict. Two days after a truce went into effect, the agreement reached at all-night talks in the Belarussian...
Patriotism and fear as Ukraine draftees train for front
DESNA (AFP) – Vitaliy Karpunets crawls under barbed wire before jumping over a smoking bonfire into a trench as he fires off his Kalashnikov at an imaginary enemy.At a military training centre some 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of Kiev, Karpunets, 40, and some 5,000 other recruits are being put through their paces.The men are part of the...
Ukraine firing continues despite ceasefire
NIKISHINE- Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops encircled in east Ukraine today and a plan for both sides to pull back their heavy guns stalled, pushing a fragile peace deal closer to collapse. A witness near the front line said artillery rounds rocked the town of Debaltseve every five seconds and black smoke rose skywards, despite a...
The measures were agreed among Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko.
The leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine have agreed on “concrete measures” to allow Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) observers to monitor the shaky ceasefire in Ukraine. The measures were agreed among German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko....
Concerns rise over shaky Ukraine truce
SOLEDAR (AFP) – World powers voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day Tuesday with no sign of a let-up in fighting for a key eastern town and no pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontline.The United States and Germany called for a stop to the hostilities and urged free access for OSCE monitors blocked from...
Tennis: Seeds Dolgopolov, Karlovic win at Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH (AFP) – Ukraines third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov and Croatian fourth seed Ivo Karlovic advanced to the second round of the ATP Delray Beach Open with victories on Monday.Dolgopolov fired nine aces and dropped his serve only once in defeating Russias Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 while Karlovic blasted 23 aces to oust...
Canada’s Fairfax to buy insurer Brit Plc for $1.88 billion
CANADA (Reuters) – Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, a Canadian property and casualty insurer, said it would buy Brit Plc, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, for about $1.88 billion to gain a significant presence in the Lloyds of London market.Brit shareholders will receive 305 pence in cash per share, including any final dividend for the...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine truce
KIEV – A two-day-old truce in Ukraine was under threat Monday with fighting unabated around a strategic railway hub and other violations reported, putting in peril an agreement to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline. The European Union, which backed the fresh peace effort brought about last week through hard-won mediation by...
US urges Russia, rebels to ‘immediately’ halt Ukraine attacks
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States called on Russia and the separatists it backs to immediately halt attacks in eastern Ukraine on Monday, expressing grave concern about ceasefire violations.A two-day old truce was on the verge of collapsing as fighting raged around a strategic railway hub and both sides said conditions were not met to...
