Section: France
Ukraine: Kyiv reacts to Poroshenko’s plans for reform
On the eve of his 49th birthday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko laid out plans for social and economic reforms over the next six years. It is… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian president lays out reform plans in bid for EU membership
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has laid out his plans for social and economic reforms over the next six years. He hopes they will allow the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president sets sights on EU membership
President Petro Poroshenko proclaimed reforms on Thursday spanning all aspects of life to make strife-torn Ukraine fit for European Union membership, warning his people that without reform they would face a future “alone with Russia.” …read more Source: France...
Ukraine cease-fire holds hope
Hopes are growing in eastern Ukraine that the overall cease-fire is taking hold, although sporadic fighting continues. Removing heavy weaponry… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian army and rebel troops pull back to create buffer zone
In eastern Ukraine, government troops and pro-Russian rebels have begun withdrawing from frontline positions, according to Ukranian officials. It… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko declares war in east Ukraine “impossible to win by military means alone”
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been defending a new law, rushed through parliament, which gives limited self-rule and an amnesty to… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: successful prisoner exchanges amid ceasefire violations
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists have been carrying out prisoner swaps in eastern Ukraine, under the terms of the recently-agreed… …read more Source:...
Thousands of Russians protest against Ukraine war
Thousands of Russians marched in protest against the armed conflict in Ukraine on Sunday in the first major anti-war rally since the start of the standoff between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: France...
NATO chief warns Ukraine truce not being upheld
Ukrainian forces and pro-Kremlin militias were due Sunday to pull back under a new peace plan, but NATO’s top military commander warned that there was a ceasefire “in name only” on the ground. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine: Donetsk rebel weapons factory blows up
In eastern Ukraine there has been a series of explosions at an arms factory under the control of pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk. The blasts… …read more Source:...
