Section: TV3 (New Zealand)
Leaders arrive in Minsk for Ukraine ultimatum
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France have arrived in Minsk for a crunch peace summit aimed at ending 10 months of conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
US presses Russia on Ukraine peace deal
US President Barack Obama has called his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, urging him to embrace a negotiated solution. …read more Source:...
Intense fighting ahead of Ukraine summit
Fresh violence in Ukraine, including a rocket strike on Kiev’s military headquarters in the east, has killed at least 20 people on the eve of a four-way peace summit. …read more Source:...
US, Europe applying ‘maximum pressure’ on Russia
The US and Europe are applying “maximum pressure” on Russia to agree on a peace plan for eastern Ukraine, says one expert. …read more Source:...
US yet to decide on arming Ukraine
US President Barack Obama says no decision has been made on whether to send weapons to Ukraine to help Kiev battle pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
World leaders to confront Putin over Ukraine bloodshed
French, German and Ukrainian leaders are planning a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a frantic bid to halt escalating violence in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ten killed in latest east Ukraine fighting
Five civilians and five government soldiers have been killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Western leaders pressure Putin over Ukraine
Western leaders challenge president Putin to prove he wants peace with Ukraine, stressing avoidance of war. …read more Source:...
Ukraine talks end without resolution
Western leaders have been to Moscow to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into helping end the violence that has killed thousands of Ukrainians. …read more Source:...
Humanitarian truce around Ukrainian town
Kiev officials and pro-Russian separatists say they have agreed on a brief truce around the town of Debaltseve. …read more Source:...