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Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
Pro-Russian rebels have pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces as Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Ukraine’s rebels have disavowed a new truce hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. …read more Source:...
Truce officially starts in Ukraine
The ceasefire period for the fighting in Ukraine has begun, but there are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict that has killed more than 5300 people is observing it. …read more Source:...
Ukraine engulfed by violence in east before truce set to begin
A battle for control of the government-held flashpoint of Debaltseve unleashed fierce fighting with pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine, just hours before a ceasefire was supposed to go into effect at midnight. …read more Source:...
Leaders agree to deal to end Ukraine fighting with ceasefire
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday (Friday NZT). …read more Source:...
While you were sleeping
Some of the worst fighting has occurred in the Ukraine conflict, with the Kiev army reporting 19 losses as the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine gathered for a peace summit. …read more Source:...
Separatists launch Ukraine attacks as leaders meet in Belarus
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine gathered for a peace summit in Belarus on Wednesday (Thursday NZT), while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. …read more Source:...
At least one dead in attack on Ukraine bus station
At least one person has been killed after a shell hit a bus station in the centre of rebel-controlled Donetsk city, east Ukraine, a Reuters witness said. …read more Source:...
Why it’s time to pay attention to Ukraine again, now
This is a critical week for Ukraine, as the White House deliberates whether to send arms, European leaders push for last-ditch peace talks, and war rages on the ground. More than 5300 people have died since the conflict started in April 2014, according to UN estimates, including hundreds in recent weeks. The German newspaper Frankfurter...
US could arm Ukraine in conflict with Russia
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have declared that Russian aggression in Ukraine has only reinforced the unity of the US and Europe, as they weighed the prospects of reviving an elusive peace plan to end the conflict. …read more Source:...
