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      Belarusian MPs call for parties in Ukraine conflict to use peace settlement methods
      Feb19

      Belarusian MPs call for parties in Ukraine conflict to use peace settlement methods

      According to MP Elena Beresneva, Belarusians are very much concerned with the situation which has been developing in the neighboring Ukraine. “Today Alexander Lukashenko has voiced a real proposal which can help put a stop to the conflict and loss of life. It would be great if our President’s position was heard in Ukraine,” the MP said....

      Cyprus to strike “significant agreements” with Russia
      Feb19

      Cyprus to strike “significant agreements” with Russia

      Nicos Anastasiades, the president of Cyprus, will fly to Moscow on 25 February to reach what his office describes as “significant agreements” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Ioannis Kasoulides, the Cypriot foreign minister, told a Brussels audience on 10 February that speculation that Cyprus would lease military bases to Russia was...

      Ukraine appeals to UN and EU to send peacekeeping mission to Ukraine
      Feb19

      Ukraine appeals to UN and EU to send peacekeeping mission to Ukraine

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, February 18, voiced an appeal to the UN and the European Union to set up a peacekeeping mission in the country to enforce a ceasefire. …read more Source: Baltic News...

      After Debaltsevo Fall, Dnevnik Wonders if Truce Will Hold
      Feb19

      After Debaltsevo Fall, Dnevnik Wonders if Truce Will Hold

      Highlighting that many are wondering if the potential fall of Debaltsevo was quietly calculated into the ceasefire plan for Ukraine, the daily Dnevnik asks in Thursday’s commentary if the two sides are now truly ready for a truce. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine calls for U.N. peacekeepers to observe ceasefire
      Feb19

      Ukraine calls for U.N. peacekeepers to observe ceasefire

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for U.N. peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor a ceasefire in east Ukraine, a proposal that pro-Russia rebels swiftly said would be in breach of a peace deal. …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian forces quit besieged town after rebel assault
      Feb19

      Ukrainian forces quit besieged town after rebel assault

      ARTEMIVSK/BULAVYNE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine pulled thousands of troops out of an encircled town on Wednesday after a massive assault by pro-Russian rebels, who ignored a new ceasefire to seize the strategic railway junction. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine crisis: Russia is a threat to other Baltic states, warns Defence Secretary Michael Fallon
      Feb19

      Ukraine crisis: Russia is a threat to other Baltic states, warns Defence Secretary Michael Fallon

      Russian president Vladimir Putin could repeat the tactics used to destabilise Ukraine in Baltic members of the Nato alliance, the Defence Secretary has warned. …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine calls for EU peacekeeper mission
      Feb19

      Ukraine calls for EU peacekeeper mission

      President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine called for UN peacekeepers to be sent into conflict zones in the east of his country on Wednesday, after pro-Russian separatists took over a key town. …read more Source: The Local...

      David Cameron heaps blame on Russia for arming Ukraine rebels
      Feb19

      David Cameron heaps blame on Russia for arming Ukraine rebels

      The UK Prime Minister has defended tough measures forced on Russia and played down concerns British export trade could be affected by the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...

      In their cynicism about Putin, western diplomats are making the Ukrainian crisis worse | Mary Dejevsky
      Feb19

      In their cynicism about Putin, western diplomats are making the Ukrainian crisis worse | Mary Dejevsky

      The Russian president has every reason to want the ceasefire to hold, but if the west continues to misread his motives there’s little chance of it happeningEver since the roadmap for peace in Ukraine was agreed last week, the prevailing mood in western capitals has been pessimism laced with cynicism. In the unlikely event that the ceasefire...