Section: France
Ukraine: accusations of ceasefire violations hours after truce
Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier and France’s Jean Marc Ayrault visited eastern Ukraine on Thursday, hours after Russian-backed separatists and Kiev agreed to a new unilateral… …read more Source:...
French, German FMs make first visit to war-torn east Ukraine
The German and French foreign ministers on Thursday made their first visit to Ukraine’s war-torn east since the beginning of the conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in April 2014. …read more Source: Radio France...
IMF releases long-awaited $1bn in aid for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund said its board on Wednesday approved a long-awaited loan disbursement to Ukraine of about $1 billion after a review of the country’s bailout program. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine will observe Donbass ceasefire, says German FM
Ukraine guarantees to observe a ceasefire in the war-torn Donbass region for at least seven days, according to Germany’s foreign minister who made the announcement after a meeting with Ukraine’s presi …read more Source:...
Rebels in eastern Ukraine announce unilateral ceasefire
The self-proclaimed leader of a separatist-held area of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, has announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region, beginning on Wednesday at… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: separatist leader announces unilateral ceasefire from Wednesday
A separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has announced a unilateral ceasefire to start at midnight on Wednesday, according to Associated Press. …read more Source:...
Work ‘urgently needed’ to resolve Ukraine crisis – German FM
The German foreign minister has voiced his dissatisfaction over the slow pace of progress in resolving the conflict in the war-torn east of Ukraine, saying that progress was urgently… …read more Source:...
When hope is stronger than hardship: bright ideas bring change to war-ravaged Ukraine
A collection of stories of Ukrainians who have started inspiring social and business projects in the eastern Donbas region, in the hope that development will help bring peace to a land now in its thir …read more Source:...
Poroshenko warns Ukraine parliament wind of change may blow friends off-course
Ukraine’s parliament has resumed business after the summer break, and gathered to hear some warnings from President Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian hackers leak personal information of journalists
In Ukraine, hackers have leaked an electronic database containing the details of hundreds of journalists and foreign correspondents. It’s the second leak in the past four months. But with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko saying that journalists should not write ‘negative articles’ about the country, his government has...
