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West hikes warnings over Ukraine truce as new flashpoint ignites
The West sounded more forceful warnings over Ukraine’s battered truce on Sunday (Feb 22) as fighting raged around the port city of Mariupol and the warring sides wrangled over withdrawing heavy weapons. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebels order weapons pull-back as Ukraine say armour arriving
Pro-Moscow rebels said they would start to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine on Sunday but the government in Kiev said armoured columns had crossed the border from Russia to reinforce the separatists. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany’s Steinmeier warns Russia against further escalation in Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned Russia against further escalation in the Ukraine conflict, saying that a rebel attack on the port city of Mariupol would be a clear violation of an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
At least two killed in ‘terrorist’ blast in Ukraine’s Kharkiv – Interior Ministry
An explosive device caused an explosion that killed at least two people during a peace march in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Sunday, Ukrainian police said in a statement on the Interior Ministry website. …read more Source: Channel...
Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine on Sunday, a sign rebels may be prepared to halt their advance as part of an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine on Sunday, a sign rebels may be prepared to halt their advance as part of an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebel commander says Ukraine separatists to begin withdrawing heavy weapons on Sunday
Senior separatist commander Eduard Basurin said pro-Russian rebels would begin a two-week process of withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline in east Ukraine on Sunday, Russian news agency Interfax quoted him as saying. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap dozens of prisoners
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners in east Ukraine, a Ukrainian Security Council aide confirmed on Sunday, a step towards implementing an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
US warns of Russia sanctions over Ukraine, despite prisoner swap
The United States warned on Saturday (Feb 21) it could level “serious sanctions” on Russia within days over breaches of Ukraine’s truce, which is in tatters despite pro-Moscow rebels and government forces exchanging scores of prisoners. …read more Source: Channel...
US, allies discuss new sanctions, Obama weighs next steps on Ukraine: Kerry
The United States and its European allies are in talks about harsher sanctions against Moscow, while U.S. President Barack Obama will evaluate next steps in dealing with the conflict in eastern Ukraine in coming days, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday. …read more Source: Channel...
