Section: France 24 (France)
‘Last-ditch’ peace talks on Ukraine to begin in Minsk
Leaders from Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were set to hold last-ditch peace talks in Belarus Wednesday aimed at halting 10 months of conflict in east Ukraine that has killed over 5,400 people. …read more Source: France...
Video: Ukrainian soldiers dig in to defend strategic rail hub
Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as rebels pushed on with an assault to cut off an army-held rail junction in Debaltseve. Watch FRANCE 24’s video report from a Ukrainian military position near this strategic rail hub. …read more Source: France...
Four-way summit on Ukraine to be held in Minsk
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine plan to hold a summit in Minsk later this week as they try to stem fighting in eastern Ukraine, officials in Germany and France said Sunday. …read more Source: France...
Hollande calls Ukraine peace bid ‘one of last chances’ to avoid war
On the heels of Franco-German talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, French President François Hollande on Saturday called a new peace initiative a last-ditch effort to avoid a war in Ukraine. …read more Source: France...
Hollande, Merkel leave Moscow after ‘constructive’ Ukraine peace talks
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel left Moscow Saturday after presenting a plan for ending the Ukraine conflict to Russian President Vladimir Putin in talks a Putin aide described as “constructive”. …read more Source: France...
Hollande and Merkel head to Russia with Ukraine peace plan
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were expected in Russia’s capital Moscow on Friday, a day after Ukraine gave its tentative support for a peace plan aimed at ending the country’s ongoing crisis. …read more Source: France...
Hollande, Merkel to travel to Ukraine, Russia with peace plan
French President François Hollande announced on Thursday that he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Ukraine later in the day for talks on ending the country’s ongoing crisis, before heading to Russia on Friday. …read more Source: France...
Separatists in eastern Ukraine ‘to mobilise 100,000 men’
Pro-Russian separatists fighting government forces in eastern Ukraine plan a “general mobilisation” under which thousands of men will be called up, one of their main leaders was quoted as saying on Monday. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine moves to evacuate eastern town of Debaltseve
As peace talks on the situation in Ukraine failed to deliver results and with the town of Debaltseve under constant shelling, Ukrainian authorities have moved to evacuate residents wishing to flee. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine peace talks end without agreement
Peace talks on Ukraine ended without an agreement Saturday with a government representative accusing separatist envoys of undermining the meeting by making ultimatums and refusing to discuss plans for a ceasefire, Interfax news agency said. …read more Source: France...