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Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany.The attack on Debaltseve by rebels loyal to the Russian president amounts to a test of the West’s resolve to stand up to him – at the risk of an...
Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France urge truce compliance, condemn breaches
[KIEV] The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday jointly urged a tattered truce in east Ukraine be restored and condemned breaches in recent days, according to official accounts of a four-way telephone call. …read more Source: The Business...
Russia may supply gas to east Ukraine as humanitarian aid – TASS
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Energy Ministry and gas company Gazprom to work out proposals to supply gas to east Ukraine as humanitarian aid, TASS news agency reported on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande to talk on Thursday – RIA cites Kremlin
February 19, 2015 5:14 PMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – A phone call between leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France to discuss the implementation of last week’s agreements to end the Ukraine conflict will take place on Thursday, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Kremlin’s spokesman. …read more Source: The Straits...
Fourteen more Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours – military source
Fourteen Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 173 wounded in the past 24 hours in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, a Kiev military source told Reuters on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine calls for UN peacekeepers to observe ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for U.N. peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor a ceasefire in east Ukraine, a proposal that pro-Russia rebels swiftly said would be in breach of a peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine president calls for international peacekeepers
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday (Feb 18) called for a UN-mandated peacekeeping force to monitor a tattered ceasefire deal in east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine president calls for international peacekeepers
February 19, 2015 5:04 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday called for a UN-mandated peacekeeping force to monitor a tattered ceasefire deal in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Pro-Russian rebels break truce to seize flashpoint Ukraine town
A flashpoint strategic town in east Ukraine fell on Wednesday (Feb 18) to a fierce assault by pro-Russian rebels in a serious defeat for Kiev, prompting the West to accuse Moscow of cynically exploiting an internationally-backed ceasefire. …read more Source: Channel...
Hungary PM Orban criticises Tusk, EU allies seeking to isolate Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stepped up his criticism on Wednesday of his European allies for their policy of seeking to isolate Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine, naming top EU official Donald Tusk as one of its backers. …read more Source: Channel...
