Section: France 24 (France)
Video: Shelling continues in Ukraine’s Debaltseve despite ceasefire
Pro-Russian separatists continued to shell Ukrainian government positions around the eastern town of Debaltseve on Monday, despite a ceasefire agreement that came into effect over the weekend. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine ceasefire enters into force after day of fierce fighting
An uncertain ceasefire agreement signed in Minsk earlier this week between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatist forces in the country’s east took effect at midnight on Saturday after a day of deadly violence. …read more Source: France...
Video: Volunteers risk their lives to help Ukrainian civilians
The ceasefire agreement due to take effect in eastern Ukraine from Sunday seems very far away for the residents of Svitlodarsk. FRANCE 24 reporters followed the volunteers who bring them supplies and evacuate those fleeing heavy shelling. …read more Source: France...
Ceasefire deadline approaches amid ongoing fighting in Ukraine
Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying Russia is still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warning that shelling of civilians had intensified. …read more Source: France...
Fierce fighting in Ukraine ahead of ceasefire deadline
At least 17 people were killed in battles in east Ukraine as Russian-backed separatists mounted a major and sustained new push on Friday to capture the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve ahead of a midnight Sunday ceasefire deadline. …read more Source: France...
Video: In Ukraine’s Artemivsk, locals sceptic of lasting ceasefire
The ink on Thursday’s Minsk peace agreement has all but dried, but in the eastern Ukrainian city of Artemivsk, locals remain sceptic of any lasting truce as the sound of artillery fire continues to creep closer. FRANCE 24 reports. …read more Source: France...
EU warns Russia over Ukraine peace deal
The European Union has warned Russia it was ready to take further measures in addition to the sanctions it has already imposed if the new Ukraine peace deal hammered out in the Belarussian capital of Minsk was not respected. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine’s warring parties agree to February 15 ceasefire
The warring parties in Ukraine agreed Thursday to a February 15 ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front lines in a deal French President François Hollande called a “comprehensive political solution” after marathon talks in Minsk. …read more Source: France...
Eastern Ukraine conflict intensifies despite diplomatic push in Minsk
Fighting between Ukrainian soldiers and separatist rebels in east Ukraine raged on Wednesday even as European leaders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a plan to end the conflict. FRANCE 24 reports from the battlefront. …read more Source: France...
Russian war planes stoke Western fears amid Ukraine crisis
NATO officials are increasingly concerned about long-range flights by Russian war jets encroaching on European airspace, amid ever increasing East-West tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: France...
