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    [Ticker] Germany says Merkel might not go to Minsk
    Feb11

    [Ticker] Germany says Merkel might not go to Minsk

    The press office of German chancellor Merkel told EUobserver Wednesday morning “it’s not yet confirmed” she will attend a Ukraine summit in Minsk. It said confirmation either way is expected at a press conference at 11.45am. Merkel recently cancelled a Ukraine summit in Kazkahstan saying Russia wasn’t ready to budge....

    EU, Russian leaders meet in Minsk for high-stakes summit
    Feb11

    EU, Russian leaders meet in Minsk for high-stakes summit

    The future of Ukrainian statehood and the risk of escalation beyond Ukraine’s borders hang in the balance as French, German, Russian, and Ukrainian leaders meet in Minsk on Wednesday. …read more Source:...

    [Opinion] Ukraine: Brave EU decisions are needed
    Feb10

    [Opinion] Ukraine: Brave EU decisions are needed

    Franco-German diplomacy will not revive the Minsk protocol. It’s time to face reality on Russia’s intentions and take brave decisions, such as arming Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    UK reserves right to arm Ukraine military
    Feb10

    UK reserves right to arm Ukraine military

    The UK has followed the US in saying that if diplomacy doesn’t stop Russian aggression in Ukraine then it might start arming the Ukrainian military. …read more Source:...

    [Ticker] Greek FM to visit Moscow on Wednesday
    Feb10

    [Ticker] Greek FM to visit Moscow on Wednesday

    Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias is to meet his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday, his office has said, without specifying the agenda. The trip comes amid concern Greece could veto further EU sanctions even if France and Germany’s summit on Ukraine in Minsk the same day yields no outcome. …read more Source:...

    US and Germany at odds over arms to Ukraine
    Feb10

    US and Germany at odds over arms to Ukraine

    US president Barack Obama has said he might start arming Ukraine if the Minsk summit fails, despite German objections. …read more Source:...

    EU leaders to meet with Russia and Ukraine in Minsk
    Feb09

    EU leaders to meet with Russia and Ukraine in Minsk

    France, Germany, Ukraine, and Russia are to hold peace talks in Minsk on Wednesday, in an event described as a “last chance” to avert full-scale war. …read more Source:...

    [Ticker] Moscow peace talks said to be ‘constructive’
    Feb07

    [Ticker] Moscow peace talks said to be ‘constructive’

    Germany’s Angela Merkel, French leader Francois Hollande, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin described their four-hour talks in Moscow on Friday as “constructive and substantive”, the BBC reports. The German and French leaders are to go to Kiev on Sunday to present a new peace plan to the Ukrainian president. …read more...

    US has little faith in Hollande-Merkel trip to Russia
    Feb06

    US has little faith in Hollande-Merkel trip to Russia

    US vice president Joe Biden has indicated he has little faith France and Germany will persuade Russia to halt its offensive in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    [Ticker] US vice-president Joe Biden in Brussels today
    Feb06

    [Ticker] US vice-president Joe Biden in Brussels today

    The US vice-president, Joe Biden, visits Brussels on Friday to discuss Ukraine and free trade. Biden is meeting with EU president Donald Tusk, commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz. He’ll also meet the leaders of political groups in the EP. …read more Source:...