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[Ticker] Juncker: Minsk agreement is ‘excellent news’
“I believe that the agreement which was concluded in Minsk is excellent news, it’s giving us some relief,” EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said on his way into an EU summit where he’ll meet Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko. Juncker added that “this is not the time to talk about sanctions”....
[Ticker] ‘Full support’ for Ukraine ceasefire among centre-right leaders
There is “full support” for the ceasefire deal that Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany agreed, German centre-right MEP Elmar Brok said on Thursday, after a meeting of centre-right politicians in Brussels. There was only a “limited discussion”, he said, as not many details of the plan were known. …read more Source:...
Minsk summit agrees ceasefire, as EU leaders meet
Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany have agreed on a new ceasefire deal and related issues involving trade and gas supplies. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Putin: Ukraine ceasefire to start at midnight on Saturday
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said in Minsk on Thursday the ceasefire in Ukraine is to start at midnight on 15 February, involve withdrawal of heavy weaponry from “today’s contact line”, and “constitutional reform that should take into account the legal rights of Donbas residents”, Tass reports. …read more...
[Ticker] Minsk talks end in Ukraine ceasefire deal
Russian president Putin said in Minsk after 14-hour long talks with France, Germany, and Ukraine that “we have managed to agree on the main issues” of a Ukraine ceasefire deal, the BBC reports. France called it a “serious deal”. Meanwhile, the EU summit in Brussels is to be slightly delayed. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] IMF announces €15.5bn Ukraine package
The International Monetary Fund will give Ukraine €15.5 billion over the next four years in return for an “economic reform programme” which the government in Kiev has approved. “It’s an ambitious programme, a tough programme and it’s not without risk. But it’s also a realistic programme,” IMF chief Lagarde...
[Ticker] Ukraine talks: ‘No good news yet’
Ukraine leader Poroshenko told press in Minsk Thursday morning after 13 hours of talks there is “no good news yet” and that “some” Russian ceasefire conditions are “unacceptable”. Earlier reports by Reuters and Russian wires said talks are to yield a 12 or 13-point declaration on a ceasefire starting Saturday....
[Ticker] Orban to visit Kiev before hosting Putin
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban will travel to Ukraine on Friday for a short visit, the PM’s office told MTI news wire. The trip comes just four days before Russian president Vladimir Putin visits Budapest next Tuesday. Orban will hold talks with Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU leaders may launch preparations for more Russia sanctions
A senior EU source has said that if Wednesday’s peace summit in Minsk fails, EU leaders may, at their meeting on Thursday task EU institutions with detailed work on fresh economic sanctions. Ukraine leader Poroshenko is to attend the EU event, originally billed as a counter-terrorism summit, to show solidarity. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Report: Merkel and Hollande confirm Minsk attendance
French newswire AFP says French president Hollande and German chancellor Merkel will go to Minsk to try to broker a Ukraine peace deal. It cited the Elysee Palace as saying they spoke by phone on Wednesday to confirm they will “try everything right to the end” to stop the fighting. …read more Source:...
