Section: Croatia
Poroshenko cautious on Ukraine deal; US charges new Russian weapons
One day after the signing of the Minsk peace accord, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko cast doubt on the agreement’s practicability.”I want nobody to have any illusions. We are still far away from peace, and nobody is fully convinced that the conditions… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko to attend Croatian president’s inauguration
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will attend President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic’s inauguration on Sunday, Grabar Kitarovic’s transitional team on Friday confirmed for Hina. Poroshenko will be in Zagreb on the day that a ceasefire is to take effect… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko casts doubt on Ukraine peace deal
One day after the signing of the Minsk peace accord, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has cast doubt on the agreement’s practicability.”I want nobody to have any illusions. We are still far away from peace, and nobody is fully convinced that the conditions… …read more Source:...
Tusk: No proof of Croats involved in fighting in Ukraine
European Council President Donald Tusk said in Brussels on Thursday evening that there was no proof that Croatian citizens were involved in the fighting in Ukraine, adding that he thought it was Russian propaganda. Tusk made the statement at a press… …read more Source:...
Milanovic cautious about Ukraine ceasefire agreement implementation
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Thursday expressed hope that the ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine would be honoured on the ground. “The situation in Ukraine is serious. This agreement that has been reached in Minsk is just a piece of… …read more Source:...
Some 20 people dead in Ukraine after signing of ceasefire deal
At least 20 people were reported to have been killed in eastern Ukraine on Friday as fighting continued before a new ceasefire goes into effect.Ten civilians were killed and 19 were injured in the past 24 hours by artillery attacks in the cities of Donetsk,… …read more Source:...
EU keeps pressure on Russia amid caution over Ukraine truce deal
The European Union agreed Thursday to press ahead with sanctions aimed at eastern Ukrainian separatists and their Russian backers, amid wariness over an agreement brokered hours earlier to halt the escalating violence.The deal, struck between Moscow,… …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire deal will be tough to implement, Poroshenko says
Russia, Ukraine and the pro-Russian separatists on Thursday reached a new agreement to stop the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, but the country’s president, Petro Poroshenko, warned that it would be tough to implement.”It was a very difficult… …read more Source:...
Leaders clinch ceasefire deal at marathon Ukraine crisis summit
Russia, Ukraine and the pro-Russian separatists on Thursday reached a crucial new agreement to stop the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine – a deal cautiously welcomed by EU leaders who said they now want to see actions follow words.The agreement… …read more Source:...
Ceasefire deal reached at Ukraine crisis summit
A ceasefire agreement for Ukraine has been reached at peace talks in Belarus and will take effect at midnight on Saturday, leaders said.The breakthrough came after 17 hours of marathon talks, spearheaded by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President… …read more Source:...
