Section: ABC News (Australia)
Ukraine and Russia begin peace summit in Minsk
Crucial four-nation talks on Ukraine begin in the Belarus capital of Minsk, as Ukraine’s president says the conflict will spin “out of control” if there is no de-escalation or ceasefire. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of peace summit
Intense fighting in Ukraine, including a rocket strike on Kiev’s military headquarters in the east, kills at least 20 people on the eve of a four-way peace summit. …read more Source: ABC...
Barack Obama may arm Ukraine against Russia
The United States is considering sending weapons to the Ukrainian army to help it defend itself against Russian tanks and artillery, after fighting intensified over the weekend. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia and Ukraine agree to peace talks with Germany and France
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have agreed to meet in Minsk on Wednesday to continue hammering out a new peace plan for eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
France-Germany peace plan ‘last chance’ to end fighting in Ukraine, Hollande says
A peace plan devised by France and Germany aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine is labelled “one of the last chances” to put a stop to fighting in the eastern European country. …read more Source: ABC...
Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande meet Vladimir Putin for peace talks
Moscow says Russia, Germany and France have held “constructive” talks towards ending the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
France, Germany float Ukraine peace plan as leaders flock to Kiev
French president Francois Hollande says he and German chancellor Angela Merkel are taking a new peace plan to Kiev and Moscow after a surge in deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Several dead and wounded after shell hits hospital in Ukraine
A shell hits a hospital in the east Ukrainian rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, killing and injuring several people, the city’s administration says. …read more Source: ABC...
Death toll mounts in Ukraine as US mulls arming Kiev
Fears are growing of an escalation in the bloodshed in east Ukraine as the US mulls arming Kiev while pro-Russian rebels order a mass mobilisation. …read more Source: ABC...
Separatists vow to mobilise 100,000 fighters in Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists have vowed to mobilise up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the United States mulled sending weapons to Kiev’s outgunned forces after the latest truce bid collapsed. …read more Source: ABC...
