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Putin finds warm welcome in Hungary, despite European chill
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed a deal to keep supplying gas to Hungary on Tuesday on a visit to Budapest that cemented Hungary’s close ties with the Kremlin as the rest of Europe gives Russia the cold shoulder over its intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin urges Kiev not to stop Ukrainian soldiers from laying down arms
February 18, 2015 4:31 AMBUDAPEST (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged Kiev to allow Ukrainian soldiers who are encircled by pro-Russian rebels in the town of Debaltseve to lay down their weapons. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine says peace hopes ‘destroyed’ as rebels assault town
Ukraine on Tuesday (Feb 17) accused rebels and Russia of scuppering a fragile three-day-old ceasefire after insurgents armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a flashpoint town. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebel commander says separatists control 80% of Debaltseve in east Ukraine
Senior rebel commander Eduard Basurin said on Tuesday pro-Russian separatists had gained control of more than 80 per cent of the east Ukrainian transport hub of Debaltseve, which has been gripped by fighting despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages, arms pullback stalls
February 17, 2015 11:22 PMNIKISHINE, Ukraine (REUTERS) – Pro-Russian rebels and government forces fought street-to-street in a strategic town in east Ukraine on Tuesday and refused to pull back their heavy guns, all but scuppering hopes that a European-brokered peace deal will end months of conflict. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine rejects Georgian request to extradite ex-president – Tbilisi
Ukrainian prosecutors have rejected a request to extradite Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili and former justice minister Zurab Adeishvili, Georgia’s chief prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev says Russia and rebels ‘not abiding’ by truce
February 17, 2015 10:29 PMKIEV (AFP) – Russia and separatists in Ukraine’s east “are not abiding” by a European-brokered ceasefire, Ukraine’s presidency said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Concerns rise over shaky Ukraine truce
SOLEDAR, Ukraine – World powers voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day Tuesday with no sign of a let-up in fighting for a key eastern town and no pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontline.The United States and Germany called for a stop to the hostilities and urged free access for OSCE monitors blocked...
Rebels in one part of east Ukraine pulling back big guns – TASS
The leader of one of two regions held by pro-Russian rebels said on Tuesday his forces were complying with an agreement to withdraw heavy weaponry from the front line in east Ukraine, Russia’s TASS news agency reported. …read more Source: Channel...
Combat raging inside Ukraine flashpoint town of Debaltseve
February 17, 2015 6:12 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine troops and pro-Russian rebels are engaged in combat inside the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, both sides said on Tuesday, in a significant blow to a fragile, three-day-old ceasefire in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: The Straits...
