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    Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia renew backing of tattered Ukraine ceasefire
    Feb20

    Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia renew backing of tattered Ukraine ceasefire

    February 20, 2015 11:36 AMKIEV (AFP) – The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia on Thursday pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine despite violations – including the storming of a key town by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande to talk on Thursday – RIA cites Kremlin
    Feb19

    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...

    Ukraine president calls for international peacekeepers
    Feb18

    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...

    Lavrov, Kerry discuss Minsk deal to end Ukraine conflict: Russian Foreign Ministry
    Feb18

    Lavrov, Kerry discuss Minsk deal to end Ukraine conflict: Russian Foreign Ministry

    February 18, 2015 11:18 PMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed over the phone on Wednesday the implementation of a peace deal to end the conflict in east Ukraine, the foreign ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Canada hits Russia with more sanctions over breaking of Ukraine ceasefire
    Feb18

    Canada hits Russia with more sanctions over breaking of Ukraine ceasefire

    February 18, 2015 10:51 AMOTTAWA (AFP) – Canada announced on Tuesday new sanctions against Moscow and its sympathisers, including the state oil giant Rosneft, as pro-Russian separatists defied a ceasefire and stormed a flashpoint town in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...

    US condemns Ukraine ceasefire violation, warns Russia of increased costs
    Feb18

    US condemns Ukraine ceasefire violation, warns Russia of increased costs

    February 18, 2015 10:09 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – United States Vice-President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed separatist fighters and Russian forces as he condemned the violation of a three-day-old ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and warned of increased “costs” to Russia. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Putin urges Kiev not to stop Ukrainian soldiers from laying down arms
    Feb17

    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 truce unravels as battle rages, arms pullback stalls
    Feb17

    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...

    Kiev says Russia and rebels ‘not abiding’ by truce
    Feb17

    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...

    Combat raging inside Ukraine flashpoint town of Debaltseve
    Feb17

    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...