Section: 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...
Ukraine: Poroshenko peacekeepers plea gets cool reception
President Petro Poroshenko’s call for peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor Ukraine’s fragile truce has failed to win widespread support. In Kyiv,… …read more Source:...
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...
Differences emerge in Moscow and Ukraine over need for peacekeeping force
On the diplomatic front Kyiv and Moscow are divided on the role and any peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko is… …read more Source:...
Investigations of police shooting of protesters in Ukraine enter second year
In Independence Square in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, more than 100 people were shot dead by anti-riot police, between 18th and 20th February last year.… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: separatists in Debaltseve celebrate withdrawal of govt troops
Pro-Russian separatist soldiers have been celebrating in the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. For them the withdrawal of Ukrainian government… …read more Source:...
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...
Pro-Russian separatist “not opposed” to UN peacekeepers in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in the disputed eastern Ukraine region say they are not opposed to the idea of UN mandated peacekeepers. The Deputy Defence… …read more Source:...
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...
Poroshenko gets backing of Ukraine’s security council as he calls for UN peacekeepers
Ukraine’s national security and defence council has approved President Petro Poroshenko’s call for UN peacekeepers to be deployed in the east of the… …read more Source:...
