Section: Ireland
Ukraine clashes temper West’s faith in new ceasefire deal
Saturday night truce agreed after marathon talks and as Kiev secures €35bn in aid …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine ceasefire is ‘glimmer of hope’ after marathon talks
Deal appears to oblige the rebels to pull back from land seized since last September …read more Source: The Irish...
EU leaders’ summit to be delayed over Ukraine
Today’s EU leaders’ summit in Brussels is set to be delayed due to the ongoing Ukrainian peace talks in Minsk. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko says Russian conditions ‘unacceptable’
Comments follow reports of possible agreement in Minsk peace talks …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine crisis: Hopes of agreement in Minsk talks, says source
Document seen by news agency shows possible ceasefire beginning on February 14th …read more Source: The Irish...
Hope of agreement at Minsk talks on Ukraine
The Russian and Ukrainian presidents have been meeting through the night in Belarus to try to secure a peace deal. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Russia extends pre-trial detention of Ukrainian pilot on war crime charges
Savchenko who still is on hunger strike has become a symbol for Ukraine …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine peace summit resumes amid renewed violence
Key sticking points include future status of separatist-held areas and size of buffer zone …read more Source: The Irish...
Fighting escalates in Ukraine ahead of summit
At least one person was reportedly killed today when a shell hit a bus station in the centre of rebel-controlled Donetsk city, east Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Ukraine violence diminishes hopes before four-way summit
Officials say it is hard to imagine rebels returning to earlier positions after weeks of advance …read more Source: The Irish...