Section: France 24 (France)
Ukraine talks to begin amid fierce fighting in Debaltseve
Kiev’s leaders hope to hold truce talks Saturday with pro-Russian separatists despite heavy fighting in Debaltseve, a railway hub that could prove a crucial link between the main rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: France...
New round of Ukraine peace talks to be held in Belarus
Representatives from Ukraine, Russia and European security watchdog the OSCE will meet in Belarus’s capital Minsk on Friday for a new round of talks aimed at ending fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: France...
Video: Russia bans Ukraine salt as ‘unsanitary’
As fighting rages on between government forces and pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, Kiev has found itself entrenched in an ongoing economic battle with Moscow. …read more Source: France...
Several dead in Ukraine fighting as rebels press offensive
At least nine people, including seven soldiers, have been killed in fighting in east Ukraine over the past 24 hours as separatist rebels continued to push their offensive, officials said Monday. …read more Source: France...
Deadly rocket fire hits Mariupol market in Ukraine
A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 10 people, regional police said. …read more Source: France...
Separatists reject ceasefire amid fears of fresh rebel push
A rebel leader on Friday rejected any further talk of a ceasefire as NATO warned there were signs that a major rebel offensive was being planned, with more heavy weapons moving into east Ukraine from Russia. …read more Source: France...
Video: The fight to defend eastern Ukraine’s strategic Debaltseve
As fighting in eastern Ukraine continues, the country’s military is struggling to defend the town of Debaltseve, which lies on a strategic road 70 km northeast of Donetsk. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg and Marine Courtade report from the front lines. …read more Source: France...
Deadly shelling strikes bus in eastern Ukraine
At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, regional officials and eyewitnesses said. …read more Source: France...
Russia, Ukraine agree pullback line amid surge in fighting
Diplomats from Russia and Ukraine agreed Wednesday on a dividing line from where both sides should pull back their heavy weapons, just hours after separatist forces deployed more arms and manpower to an emerging flashpoint in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: France...
Video: Protesters mourn civilians killed in Ukraine conflict
Thousands of people took to the streets of Kiev Sunday to honour 13 people who died when a bus was hit by a shell in the eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha, as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concerns over the escalation in fighting. …read more Source: France...
