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NATO, Russia fail to narrow differences in Munich talks
NATO and Russia failed to narrow their differences over the Ukraine crisis in talks on Saturday but agreed they would keep talking to each other. …read more Source: Channel...
NATO, Russia fail to narrow differences in Munich talks
NATO and Russia failed to narrow their differences over the Ukraine crisis in talks on Saturday but agreed they would keep talking to each other. …read more Source: Channel...
Europe and US clash over how to confront Putin over Ukraine
Germany’s Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing a sharp rebuke from a leading U.S. senator who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns: Kiev
Pro-Russian separatists have intensified shelling of government forces on all front lines and appear to be amassing forces for new offensives on the key railway town of Debaltseve and the coastal city of Mariupol, Ukraine’s military said on Saturday (Feb 7). …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel leads last chance Ukraine peace drive
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday (Feb 7) pushed a new peace bid to end the Ukraine conflict, warning that sending weapons to government forces fighting pro-Russian rebels would not stop the bloodshed. …read more Source: Channel...
Ten killed in latest east Ukraine fighting: Officials
Five civilians and five government soldiers were killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine, government and pro-Russian rebel officials said on Saturday (Feb 7). …read more Source: Channel...
Five more Ukrainian soldiers killed in east – Kiev military
Pro-Russian separatists have stepped up shelling of government forces on all the front lines and appear to be amassing forces for new offensives on the key railway town of Debaltseve and the coastal city of Mariupol, the Kiev military said on Saturday. …read more Source: Channel...
US will ‘turn up pressure’ on Russia: Rice
United States’ National Security Adviser Susan Rice is talking tough on Russia’s increasingly belligerent ways in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia, European powers agree to draft Ukraine peace plan
The leaders of Russia, Germany and France agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine, officials said. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin hosts Merkel, Hollande for crunch Ukraine peace talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a bid to avoid a further escalation of violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
