Section: France 24 (France)
Deadly explosion strikes rally in eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Ukraine said on Sunday it feared unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two people at a memorial rally in an eastern city far from the front line. …read more Source: France...
War prisoner swap bolsters fragile Ukraine truce
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners in east Ukraine, a Ukrainian Security Council aide confirmed on Sunday, a step towards implementing an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: France...
New round of talks on Ukraine crisis to be held in Paris
The foreign ministers of Russia, Germany and Ukraine will gather Tuesday in Paris to discuss the Ukraine crisis, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday, as President François Hollande welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks. …read more Source: France...
A year on, Kiev remembers Maidan protest siege
With eastern Ukraine mired in bloodshed and chaos, Kiev marks a bittersweet first anniversary of the Maidan protest siege that brought an end to the regime of President Viktor Yanukovich. …read more Source: France...
Pro-Russian Ukraine rebels ‘have broken truce 250 times’
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have broken a days-old ceasefire more than 250 times since it went into effect earlier this week, a US official said Thursday. …read more Source: France...
Fighting rages in Ukraine amid race to revive ceasefire
European officials scrambled to resurrect Ukraine’s faltering ceasefire deal on Thursday as artillery fire continued to rain down on areas near Debaltseve, a day after Ukrainian troops pulled out of the strategic railway hub. …read more Source: France...
Video: Relief, anger as Ukraine’s battered forces leave Debaltseve
After weeks of bitter fighting, troops loyal to Kiev have pulled out of the strategic eastern town of Debaltseve. FRANCE 24’s reporters were there to witness Ukraine’s defeat. …read more Source: France...
The fall of Debaltseve, a strategic defeat for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirmed Wednesday that loyalist forces were withdrawing from Debaltseve, marking the abandonment of a strategic rail and road junction to pro-Russian separatist forces. …read more Source: France...
Troops withdrawing from Debaltseve, says Ukrainian president
Ukraine has pulled most of its troops out of Debaltseve, its President Poroshenko confirmed Wednesday, as Russian-backed separatists reported taking hundreds of soldiers captive in the strategic railroad junction in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: France...
Kiev slams pro-Russia rebels for violating ceasefire
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of violating a ceasefire after they said they had seized the railway hub of Debaltseve. Kiev’s comments came ahead of a Tuesday deadline under the truce deal to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line. …read more Source: France...
