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Ukraine’s military reports significant fall in fighting
Ukraine’s military said on Saturday there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite a two-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Spain arrests eight accused of joining pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine
Spain on Friday arrested eight citizens who recently returned from fighting alongside pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, the first such arrest in the European Union of foreign citizens involved in the conflict, the Interior Ministry said. …read more Source: Channel...
Obama, European Council’s Tusk to meet March 9 – White House
U.S. President Barack Obama and European Council President Donald Tusk will meet at the White House on March 9 to discuss the Ukraine crisis and the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, the White House said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine crisis seen softening political ground for foreign farm land sales
The crisis in Ukraine looks set to trigger major changes in its vast agricultural sector with state-owned farm land and small family plots likely to go up for sale despite concerns over the impact on local farmers, according to development experts. …read more Source: Channel...
Three Ukraine soldiers killed despite lull as UN to discuss truce
Isolated clashes were reported in eastern Ukraine on Friday (Feb 27), where government forces reported three soldiers killed, despite a truce with pro-Russian rebels appearing to take hold. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine sends small prepayment for Russian gas
Ukraine has sent a small prepayment of US$15 million (9.5 million pounds) to Russia for March natural gas deliveries, energy officials from the two sides said on Friday, after Moscow threatened to cut off supply. …read more Source: Channel...
Three Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours: Kiev military
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and seven wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Deaths shake Ukraine truce, Poroshenko wary of Russia threat
Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if the truce is solid. …read more Source: Channel...
Three Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours – Kiev military
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and seven wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sees ‘threat from the east’ despite truce
President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday a “military threat from the east” would remain even if a peace deal holds between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
