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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.Fighting has eased in many areas since a ceasefire came into effect a week ago, but the truce...
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...
Major prisoner swap in Ukraine bolsters shaky truce
ZHOLOBOK, Ukraine – Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town on Saturday, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week ago.The rare glint of optimism came on the heels of a pro-Russian rebel offensive in the east, capturing a major town from loyalists and...
