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Russia’s Putin says Minsk accord should be basis for Ukraine solution
[BERLIN] The Minsk accord, reached in Feb 2015 in the Belarussian capital, should be the basis for a resolution of the crisis in southeast Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Wednesday after international talks in Berlin. …read more Source: The Business...
Baltics, fearing Russia, to triple military spending by 2018: report
VILNIUS – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia intend to triple annual spending on arms and military equipment to $670 million by 2018 from 2014 due to fears of Russia following its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, an IHS Markit report said on Thursday. … …read more Source:...
Ukraine: roadmap for Minsk peace process to be drawn up in November
BERLIN – Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia have agreed to draw up a roadmap in November on how to implement a Minsk ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday after four-way leader talks. … …read more Source:...
Ukraine – roadmap for Minsk peace process to be drawn up in November
Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia have agreed to draw up a roadmap in November on how to implement a Minsk ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday after four-way leader talks. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany, Russia sceptical of breakthrough at four-way Ukraine talks
Germany and Russia played down prospects of four-way talks on Wednesday achieving a breakthrough in the stalled Ukraine peace process at the first such meeting in just over a year. …read more Source: Channel...
Hopes low for Putin talks on Ukraine, Syria in Berlin
Russia played down hopes of diplomatic progress over Ukraine at talks on Wednesday (Oct 19) between President Vladimir Putin and his German, French and Ukrainian counterparts in Berlin, where he also faced pressure over the Syrian conflict. …read more Source: Channel...
We don’t expect breakthroughs at Berlin talks on Ukraine: Kremlin
MOSCOW – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it did not expect any breakthroughs at talks on the stalled Ukrainian peace process between the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine in Berlin later in the day. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov… …read more Source:...
Kremlin – We don’t expect breakthroughs at Berlin talks on Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it did not expect any breakthroughs at talks on the stalled Ukrainian peace process between the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine in Berlin later in the day. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel expects “no wonders” from four-way meeting on Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said “no wonders” should be expected at talks on a stalled peace plan for eastern Ukraine which she will host on Wednesday with the leaders of Russia, France and Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
France wants progress on disengagement, Donbass at Ukraine summit
PARIS – France said on Tuesday a summit in Berlin to put peace accords on Ukraine back on track needed to establish a calendar for elections in the Donbass region and get agreements to pull government and separatist troops back from more zones. … …read more Source:...
