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Ukraine a powder keg for a great war
DESPITE peace talks, Ukraine teeters on the brink of a bigger war. As Charles Miranda reports, bigger agendas threaten to carve up Western alliances. …read more Source:...
MH17 attackers will still face justice despite peace deal ‘amnesty’: Julie Bishop
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has hailed a “breakthrough” ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, but does not expect the deal to stymie efforts to bring the MH17 attackers to justice. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Why is this man smiling? Vladimir Putin’s curious smirk at the Minsk talks
The body language said it all. Petro Poroshenko, grim and exhausted, leaned forward imploringly; Vladimir Putin, benevolent and relaxed, smiled a cryptic smile. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Putin’s bodyguard of lies is ruling Russia
THE strategy of disinformation and masquerade in Ukraine is cementing Putin’s hold on power at home. …read more Source: THE...
Conditions ‘still not right’ for Mistral sale to Russia: Hollande (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Thursday the conditions were “still not right” to go ahead with the sale of two Mistral warships to sanctions-hit Russia despite Moscow having backed a new Ukraine peace plan. …read more Source: The West...
EU ready for ‘necessary steps’ if Ukraine pact breached: Tusk (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU warned Russia Thursday it was ready to take further measures in addition to the sanctions it has already imposed if a new Ukraine peace pact is breached, the bloc’s president Donald Tusk said. …read more Source: The West...
EU will ‘take necessary steps’ if Ukraine pact breached: Tusk (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU is ready to take further measures in addition to the Russia sanctions it has already imposed if a new Ukraine peace pact agreed on Thursday is breached, the bloc’s president Donald Tusk said. …read more Source: The West...
Chronology of marathon negotiations on a Ukraine accord (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – The marathon talks in Minsk that led to Thursday’s Ukraine peace plan were punctuated with rumours, leaks, quips and arresting gazes by alternatively weary and incensed officials rotating in and out of negotiations. …read more Source: The West...
Explainer: who gets what in Ukraine peace deal
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Peace deal no solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict: analysts (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The Ukraine ceasefire deal agreed Thursday appears little more than a sticking plaster that will allow Kiev and Ukraine rebels to wind down the fighting but leaves thorny questions on resolving the conflict unanswered, analysts said. …read more Source: The West...
