Section: France
Ukraine hostage exchange likely on Saturday
Kyiv officials and pro-Russian rebels are expected to swap hostages on Saturday following a ceasefire deal that could end five months of bloodshed in… …read more Source:...
NATO cautious welcome for Ukraine ceasefire
It was billed as one of the most important NATO summits in recent years and on the second and final day the delegates in Wales presented a united… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko calls for long ceasefire to allow time for talks
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk that should end the fighting in east Ukraine. He said it… …read more Source:...
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...
Ceasefire in Ukraine agreed
The Ukrainian government has signed a ceasefire agreement with pro-Russian rebels who have been fighting in the east of the country. The deal was… …read more Source:...
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...
Poroshenko ‘carefully optimistic’ about Ukraine peace talks
Pro-Russian separatists are meeting with Ukraine and Europe’s OSCE security watchdog in Minsk. They’re expected to discuss a stage-by-stage peace… …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Islamic State and Afghanistan on the agenda for second day of NATO summit
On the second day of the NATO summit in Newport, Wales, delegates will no doubt be hoping that talks on a possible ceasefire in Ukraine will yield… …read more Source:...
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...
