Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
‘Stop shooting’ European Union pleads as fresh Ukraine ceasefire teeters
February 17, 2015 12:25 AMKIEV (AFP) – A two-day-old truce in Ukraine was under threat Monday as fighting raged around a strategic railway hub and other violations were reported, jeopardising an agreement to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline. …read more Source: The Straits...
Shaky Ukraine truce holds, except for shelling and mortar fire around flashpoint town
February 16, 2015 11:40 AMYENAKIEVE, Ukraine (AFP) – Shelling and mortar fire thundered around a flashpoint east Ukraine town on Sunday despite a new, shaky ceasefire largely observed along the rest of the frontline separating Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Straits...
Obama tells Poroshenko of deep concern over Ukraine violence
February 15, 2015 10:31 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama called his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Saturday to express his “deep concern” and “sympathy” over spiraling violence as a ceasefire came into force in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
US secretary of state urges Russian counterpart to implement truce on Ukraine
February 15, 2015 9:09 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Saturday, urging full implementation of the Minsk agreements on ending fighting in Ukraine, including a midnight ceasefire. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine ceasefire comes into force
February 15, 2015 6:10 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – A ceasefire agreed between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels came into force on Sunday, the first step in a fragile peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of conflict in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko, rebel chief vow to respect ceasefire
February 15, 2015 1:34 AMKIEV (AFP) – Both Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Saturday pledged to respect a ceasefire due to come into force within hours, after fierce fighting plunged the truce into doubt. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia accuses Ukraine, West of distorting peace deal hours before it takes effect
February 14, 2015 11:41 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Saturday accused Kiev and Western nations of distorting a Ukraine peace agreement hours before it was to take effect and as fighting raged in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Straits...
Rebels ‘destroying’ key Ukraine battleground town: Pro-Kiev police
February 14, 2015 7:03 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ferocious rebel bombardments Saturday were levelling the key government-held town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine, hours before a ceasefire was due to start, the local police boss said. …read more Source: The Straits...
G-7 calls for Ukraine deal to be implemented ‘without delay’
February 14, 2015 4:59 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – The Group of 7 (G-7) voiced concern about bloody violence and the build-up of weapons in eastern Ukraine Friday, days before a negotiated ceasefire was due to come into effect. …read more Source: The Straits...
US says Russia still deploying heavy arms in Ukraine
February 14, 2015 2:51 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States charged Friday that Russia was continuing to deploy heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine, before a ceasefire agreed this week goes into effect. …read more Source: The Straits...
