Section: 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...
OSCE raises concerns over continuing fighting in Ukraine
The security watchdog in Ukraine has expressed its concerns over the continuing fighting. Nonetheless, the head of the Organisation for Security and… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Leaders to talk by telephone says Moscow
The countdown has started to the ceasefire in Ukraine. Media sources report shelling on Friday morning but not apparently as intense as in previous… …read more Source:...
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 Summit: Tsipras agrees to talk to creditors over Greek bailout
European leaders have expressed caution about a new peace deal for eastern Ukraine as they wrapped up an informal summit in Brussels on Thursday.… …read more Source:...
Mutual mistrust over eastern Ukraine after Minsk peace talks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has denied a peace deal brokered after marathon talks in Minsk includes provisions for creating autonomous… …read more Source:...
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...
France not ready to sell warships to Russia
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday the conditions were “still not right” to go ahead with the sale of two Mistral warships to Russia despite Moscow having backed a new Ukraine peace plan. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko points finger at rebels, expects difficulty implementing ceasefire
With guarded optimism, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has expressed his thanks for European Union support to end armed hostilities in eastern… …read more Source:...
Separatist community in Donetsk downbeat on Ukraine ceasefire deal
As the ceasefire was announced in Minsk members of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic held a rally in front of the rebel administration… …read more Source:...
