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Ukraine agrees to ceasefire
THE Ukrainian government has agreed a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels with reports it could start in two hours. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Truce will be signed soon
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko says a ceasefire plan aimed at ending a five-month conflict in the country will be signed by the weekend. …read more Source:...
Putin unveils Ukraine peace plan
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has downplayed Moscow’s plan for peace in Ukraine, as an official said America wouldn’t go to “war” with Russia. …read more Source:...
Cameron compares Putin to Hitler
INVOKING the rise of Nazi Germany, British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned Europe against appeasing Russia’s belligerence in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia denies ceasefire talk
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin hasn’t agreed to a reported ceasefire with Ukraine “because Russia is not party to conflict”, his spokesman says. …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko have agreed to a “permanent ceasefire” in fighting. …read more Source:...
Obama in Estonia to reassure Baltics
BARACK Obama has arrived in Estonia to make a symbolic show of solidarity with Eastern Europe in the face of a Russian-backed offensive in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis displaces 500,000
FIGHTING in Ukraine has driven over half a million people from their homes, but the UN refugee agency warns it could be double that. …read more Source:...
Abbott takes harder line on Russia
TONY Abbott says Australia will increase sanctions against Russia to match those of the European Union in the wake of its “bullying” of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin calls for independence talks
RUSSIAN leader Vladimir Putin has called for statehood to be considered for south-eastern Ukraine as the EU threatens him with more sanctions. …read more Source:...
