Section: France
EU extends Russian sanctions as talks between Moscow and Kyiv due in Minsk
As conflict rages in eastern Ukraine, the European Union has extended current sanctions against Russia until September. At an extraordinary meeting… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian artillery fire thwarts rebel plan to surround government troops in Debaltseve
Medical services close to the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve are coming under increasing strain as Ukrainian government forces and separatist… …read more Source:...
Euronews witnesses damage in government-held city under rebel fire in Luhansk
Euronews has witnessed the damage in a government-held city that has come under fire from separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. Many people have… …read more Source:...
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...
Prisoner exchange in eastern Ukraine, as witnessed by euronews
In a conflict that has killed more than 5,000 people, a war of words – and accusations – is also raging in eastern Ukraine. Around the town of… …read more Source:...
European Council suspends Russian voting rights over Ukraine
Russia has had a ban on its right to vote at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ==(PACE)== The chamber said it was in condemnation… …read more Source:...
“We were told it would bring good things,” Kramatorsk residents remember rebel control
Kramatorsk lies 70 miles from the front line of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. It was taken by pro-Russian forces in April last year, before being… …read more Source:...
Russia is accused of ‘financing illegal armed groups’ – according to Council of Europe
Russia is coming under increasing diplomatic pressure over its alleged involvement in the Ukraine crisis. ==The Parliamentary Assembly of the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Separatist rebels in no mood to talk of truce after reigniting war
Last week’s rebel advance has dashed a five-month truce and reignited the war in Ukraine which has killed more than 5,000 people. In Lysychansk,… …read more Source:...
Russia is accused of ‘financing terrorism’ – according to Council of Europe
Russia is coming under increasing diplomatic pressure over its alleged involvement in the Ukraine crisis. ==The Parliamentary Assembly of the… …read more Source:...
