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Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree truce
Sep05

Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree truce

Ukraine and pro-Kremlin rebels have signed up to a truce that could stem nearly five months of bloodshed but is unlikely to quell the separatist drive. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree truce (AFP)
Sep05

Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree truce (AFP)

Ukraine and pro-Kremlin rebels have signed up to a truce that could stem nearly five months of bloodshed but is unlikely to quell the separatist drive. …read more Source: The West...

Fighting between Ukrainian army, rebels subsides as ceasefire begins
Sep05

Fighting between Ukrainian army, rebels subsides as ceasefire begins

Heavy fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels appeared to subside after envoys meeting in Minsk approved a peace deal that included a ceasefire taking effect from 1500 GMT on Friday. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

NATO to boost presence in east, approves rapid reaction force (AFP)
Sep05

NATO to boost presence in east, approves rapid reaction force (AFP)

Newport (United Kingdom) (AFP) – NATO leaders agreed Friday to set up a new force to meet emerging global security threats and to maintain a “continuous” presence in an eastern Europe rattled by Russian moves in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

NATO summit: A medal for Julie Bishop and promises of more help for Ukraine
Sep05

NATO summit: A medal for Julie Bishop and promises of more help for Ukraine

Foreign minister Julie Bishop has been presented with a rare ‘order of merit’ medal from Holland on the sidelines of the NATO summit for her diplomatic work in the aftermath of the crash of MH17. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

NATO will set up rapid reaction force, US forms ‘core coalition’ against Islamic State
Sep05

NATO will set up rapid reaction force, US forms ‘core coalition’ against Islamic State

NATO leaders have agreed to set up a rapid reaction force to reassure allies rattled by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the alliance head says. …read more Source: ABC...

Kiev signs truce with pro-Russian rebels
Sep05

Kiev signs truce with pro-Russian rebels

The Ukrainian president has declared a ceasefire to end fighting in the nation’s east after a deal was reached with Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree to ceasefire
Sep05

Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree to ceasefire

Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have signed an agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine which will come into effect at 6pm local time Friday.Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko confirmed on his Twitter account that envoys meeting in Minsk to end fighting between Kiev’s forces and pro-Russian separatists had signed the...

Kiev signs truce with pro-Russian rebels (AP)
Sep05

Kiev signs truce with pro-Russian rebels (AP)

The Ukrainian president has declared a ceasefire to end fighting in the nation’s east after a deal was reached with Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The West...

Guns fall silent in Ukraine truce
Sep05

Guns fall silent in Ukraine truce

UKRAINE forces were ­ordered to top firing late last night after a ceasefire was signed with Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: THE...