Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine rebels agree to ceasefire, peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-Russian insurgents agreed for the first time on Monday to a temporary ceasefire and talks with the new Western-backed president on ending 10 weeks of fighting that have threatened the very survival of the ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels agree to temporary ceasefire: separatist leader (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A top Ukrainian separatist leader on Monday said ro-Russian rebels would temporarily cease fire and seek talks with the new Western-backed president to end 10 weeks of fighting in the industrial east. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Russian rebels hold out on hilltop in east Ukraine (AFP)
Siversk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A camouflaged tank pokes out from under a tree in the rebel camp, pointed in the direction of the Ukrainian army about three kilometres away. A Russian flag has been hand-drawn on the side. …read more Source: The West...
Putin urges ‘substantial dialogue’ between Ukraine warring sides (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called on Ukraine’s leadership and rebels to start genuine dialogue, saying Kiev should halt military operations and guarantee the rights of Russian speakers in the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine troops clash with rebels despite ceasefire (AFP)
ANDRIYIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire hung in the balance on Saturday as clashes engulfed the separatist east and Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the new Western-backed leader’s claimed commitment to peace. …read more Source: The West...
Russian president Putin supports Ukraine’s ceasefire move
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he supported Ukraine’s ceasefire, but added that without “practical action” to start negotiations the plan would not be viable. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine troops clash with rebels despite ceasefire order (AFP)
ANDRIYIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s military waged new battles Saturday with pro-Moscow rebels who rejected Kiev’s unilateral ceasefire, while the government raised alarm over the Kremlin’s decision to put troops across Russia on combat alert. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine attack despite unilateral ceasefire
Pro-Russian separatists have attacked Ukrainian posts on the border with Russia and tried to storm an air force base, according to government forces, putting a Ukrainian unilateral ceasefire under pressure. …read more Source: ABC...
Donetsk rebel volunteers ready for Ukraine frontline (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – They may not get proper uniforms or much training but from former policemen to Soviet army veterans a growing number of volunteers in east Ukraine are signing up with insurgents to battle government troops. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine reports rebel attacks after ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Saturday that pro-Russian rebels continued to mount fierce mortar attacks against government forces in the strife-torn separatist east after rejecting the terms of the new pro-Western leader’s unilateral ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
