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Leaders meet on Ukraine peace deal
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine are meeting in Paris to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Leaders meet in Paris to consolidate Ukraine’s fragile peace (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine met in Paris on Friday to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin eyes relief from punishing sanctions over Moscow’s role in the conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Leaders meet to consolidate Ukraine’s fragile peace (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris on Friday to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, with the conflict overshadowed by President Vladimir Putin’s dramatic intervention in the Syrian war. …read more Source: The West...
OSCE says spots deadly Russian rocket system in Ukraine for first time (Reuters)
By Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) – International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week, possible evidence of Moscow’s conti… …read more Source: The West...
Russian, Ukrainian leaders to hold talks in Paris
PARIS (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine.The long-awaited summit in Paris on Friday is being overshadowed by… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine to pull out small-caliber weapons from war-torn east
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian government says it will pull out small-caliber weapons from the war-torn east in two days’ time if the cease-fire holds.A military conflict between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine, rebels agree full small weapons withdrawal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev and pro-Russian insurgents struck a vital agreement on Wednesday to withdraw their entire arsenal of smaller weapons from the buffer zone splitting eastern rebel-held lands from the rest of Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel and Hollande to meet Putin for Ukraine peace talks (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – French, German, Russian and Ukrainian leaders meet in Paris on Friday to try to inject new life into Ukraine’s peace process at a time when global attention has been diverted to Syria. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, rebels give initial backing to small arms withdrawal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev said on Wednesday it had struck an initial agreement with pro-Russian insurgents to withdraw smaller weapons from the buffer zone splitting eastern rebel lands from the rest of Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader mocks Putin’s call for Russian-led anti-terrorism coalition
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has derided Russia’s call for an international anti-terrorism coalition, saying the Russians inspire terrorism on their own doorstep and back bellicose puppet governments. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
