Section: Australia
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War-torn Ukraine to test sweeping new ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents prepared to put to the test a comprehensive truce on Tuesday aimed at calming an upsurge of violence that has further eroded trust between Moscow and the West. …read more Source: The West...
War-torn Ukraine pins hopes on new peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents prepared Monday for their first comprehensive truce talks in three months aimed at calming an upsurge of violence that has further eroded trust between Moscow and the West. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel blasts Russia as bloody Ukraine clashes rage (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Sunday that eight more civilians and two soldiers had been killed in fighting with pro-Russian insurgents as Germany accused the Kremlin of meddling in eastern European states’ drive toward the EU. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ‘was warned about MH17’
UKRAINE authorities had been urged by civil aviation experts to close its airspace just days before Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Putin sees ‘hope’ for Ukraine peace
VLADIMIR Putin has expressed hope that a ceasefire deal will soon be reached in Ukraine after an historic visit with French President Francois Hollande. …read more Source:...
Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday became the first European leader to fly to Russia in an attempt to defuse the standoff with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, where the latest round of peace talks will take place next week. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande, Putin meet in Moscow on Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande met Russia’s Vladimir Putin Saturday, making a surprise stopover in a Moscow airport in an attempt to defuse mounting tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko announces new talks with rebels, Russia (AFP)
Chuguiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday that his envoy would attend a crucial round of peace talks with pro-Russian rebels in the Belarussian capital Minsk next week. …read more Source: The West...
EU tells Russia to keep Balkans out of Ukraine crisis (AFP)
Sarajevo (AFP) – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called on Russia Friday not to involve the Balkans in tensions between Brussels and Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Soldiers still dying as Ukraine creeps towards ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Friday it had lost another six soldiers in the past day as reports continued of intense battles for control of a flashpoint eastern airport despite tentative steps towards a comprehensive ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
