Section: France 24 (France)
EU formally adopts new sanctions against Russia
The European Union formally agreed to a series of new sanctions against Russia on Monday but said their implementation over the coming days would depend on Russian efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Ukraine. …read more Source: France...
Pro-Russia rebels release 1,200 prisoners, Poroshenko says
Some 1,200 prisoners of war held by pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine have so far been freed under the terms of a ceasefire deal agreed last week, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday. …read more Source: France...
EU set to unveil new Russia sanctions amid fragile Ukraine ceasefire
European leaders were set on Monday to unveil punishing new sanctions on Russia after weekend fighting in Ukraine imperilled a fragile truce aimed at halting a bloody pro-Kremlin uprising. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine ceasefire threatened by artillery fire near Mariupol
Ukrainian government forces came under artillery fire late on Saturday near the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, in the first serious violation of a ceasefire declared only about 30 hours earlier. …read more Source: France...
Ceasefire holds in Ukraine amid doubts for lasting peace
In flashpoint cities of eastern Ukraine, uneasy residents voiced doubt Saturday that the ceasefire deal would bring lasting peace after five months of devastating conflict that has ruined the lives of so many. …read more Source: France...
NATO adds spearhead force, cyber defence to its European arsenal
NATO approved wide-ranging plans on Friday to boost its defences in eastern Europe, aiming to reassure allies nervous about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine that the US-led alliance will shield them from any attack. …read more Source: France...
Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists sign ceasefire agreement
Envoys for the Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels have agreed to a ceasefire from 6pm (3pm GMT) on Friday at talks mediated by Russia, the European Union and OSCE in Belarus. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine shells separatists ahead of ceasefire talks
Ukrainian forces pounded pro-Russian separatists to the east of the vital strategic port of Mariupol on Friday, just hours before ceasefire talks were due to begin in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. …read more Source: France...
Hopes rise for ceasefire ahead of Ukraine talks
Ukraine’s president expressed “careful optimism” Thursday that a peace deal could be reached with Russian-backed separatists at their upcoming talks, even as he and NATO leaders agreed that Moscow should be punished for its role in the insurgency. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine ceasefire condition of Russia warship delivery, says Hollande
The French president said Thursday the delivery of a controversial warship to Russia was conditional on “a ceasefire and political settlement” being agreed in Ukraine, as the West pushed for peace talks with threats of more sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: France...
