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Withdrawal of heavy arms remains top concern in eastern Ukraine
Rebels order weapons pull-back as Ukraine says armor arrivingWest looks impotent as Ukraine ceasefire frays: analystsUkraine calls for U.N. peacekeepers to observe ceasefireThe unsung heroine of Minsk talksFactbox: Minsk agreement on Ukraine …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Kiev says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it could not start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east as required under a tenuous ceasefire. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Aftermath of deadly blast at Ukraine ‘peace’ rally captured on video
Residents of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv scramble to provide first aid to the gravely wounded, after a bomb blast kills at least two people at a ‘peace’ rally.Ukraine blast kills 2 during ‘peace march’ to mark uprisingRebels order weapons pull-back as Ukraine says armor arrivingWest looks impotent as Ukraine ceasefire...
Ukraine blast kills 2 during ‘peace march’ to mark uprising
At least two people are reported killed and up to 15 others are during a blast targeting a peace rally in northeast Ukraine that marked the one-year anniversary of the uprising. Rebels order weapons pull-back as Ukraine says armor arrivingWest looks impotent as Ukraine ceasefire frays: analystsKiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east...
Rebels order weapons pull-back as Ukraine says armor 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 armored columns had crossed the border from Russia to reinforce the separatists. Fighting rages in run-up to Ukraine ceasefireFactbox: Minsk agreement on UkraineDocument suggests ceasefire from Feb 14...
Major prisoner swap in Ukraine bolsters shaky truce
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week ago.Amid massive anti-Kiev rally, Yanukovich speaks of returnWest looks impotent as Ukraine ceasefire frays: analystsUkrainian carnage leaves ‘zombies’ behind in...
Amid massive anti-Kiev rally, Yanukovich speaks of return
As thousands of Russians rally against 2014 Kiev uprising, ousted Ukrainian president Yanukovich speaks of his return.Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east UkraineRussia warns West support for Kiev could lead to ‘catastrophe’Flaws found in Ukraine’s probe of Maidan massacreMoves to dismantle ‘Euromaidan’...
West looks impotent as Ukraine ceasefire frays: analysts
The continued fighting in eastern Ukraine has made a mockery of the West’s latest attempts to negotiate a ceasefire but may ultimately pave the way for a more durable peace, say analysts.Ukrainian carnage leaves ‘zombies’ behind in DebaltseveKiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east UkraineUkraine calls for U.N. peacekeepers...
Russian Finance Minister says Moody’s downgrade had ‘political character’
Moody’s downgrade of Russia’s sovereign rating was based on “factors of a political character,” Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said early on Saturday following news that Moody’s had cut the rating to below investment grade.“Sanction sausages” churned out in RussiaLeaders scramble to avert...
Ukrainian carnage leaves ‘zombies’ behind in Debaltseve
On a snowy, empty highway, a couple and their son emerge from weeks of hiding, wandering in a hungry daze. A rebel truck, mangled by a land mine, is blocking the road. Half a dozen Ukrainian corpses, several burned, lie in a ditch.Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east Ukraine“Sanction sausages” churned out in Russia …read more...
