Section: Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)
Ukraine begins artillery withdrawal as truce holds
Ukrainian troops have towed artillery away from the front line in the east, a move that amounted to recognising that a ceasefire meant to take effect on February 15 was holding at last. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine truce appears to take hold
A long-awaited truce appeared to be taking hold at last in east Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels pulled artillery from the front, but the news did nothing to halt a currency collapse that forced the central bank to ban most trading. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Trapped by Ukraine rebel assault, civilians stay underground
A rat was racing in the corner of the cellar below the ruins of a bombed-out five storey apartment building. In the darkness, an old woman was making soup and baking bread on a homemade wood-burning stove. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine fears spread of war after deadly blast
Ukraine officials say they fear unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two people at a memorial rally in an eastern city far from the front line. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
US, allies discuss new Russia sanctions
The United States and its allies are discussing imposing more sanctions against Russia for undermining a European-brokered truce in eastern Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry says. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
US warns Russia over support of separatists in Ukraine
The United States has warned Russia that its efforts to bolster separatist fighting in Ukraine despite a cease-fire agreement were a direct threat to the “modern global order” and could bring additional costs. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Joint inspection starts on MH17 wreckage
International investigators looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine last July have met for their first joint consultation this week, examining cracks and impact patterns on the jet’s fuselage. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
Fighting raged in parts of east Ukraine despite European efforts to resurrect a stillborn ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Germany says peace plan for Ukraine “damaged” not dead
Germany condemned the seizure of a strategic east Ukrainian town by pro-Russian rebels as a “massive violation” of a ceasefire, but said it was too early to call the broader Misnk peace plan dead or ratchet up sanctions against Moscow. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukrainian forces quit besieged town after rebel assault
Ukraine pulled thousands of troops out of an encircled town after a massive assault by pro-Russian rebels, who ignored a new ceasefire to seize the strategic railway junction. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
