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      What might scare Putin’s regime?
      Feb12

      What might scare Putin’s regime?

      Something must be done. This is something. So let’s do it. That (put crudely) is the way Western foreign policy thinking works when confronted with a tough problem. Two ‘somethings’ were under discussion here at the Munich Security Conference: the Franco-German diplomatic initiative to end the war in Ukraine, and the American idea of...

      EU leaders focus on Ukraine
      Feb12

      EU leaders focus on Ukraine

      The leaders of France and Germany will take centre stage today when European leaders turn to the conflict in eastern Ukraine at their informal summit in Brussels. As European Voice went to print, Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s François Hollande were still holding crisis talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and...

      Minsk summit goes into early hours
      Feb12

      Minsk summit goes into early hours

      Negotiations between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany have been in progress in Minsk for over nine hours already, BelTA has learned. …read more Source:...

      The untold story of the Maidan massacre
      Feb12

      The untold story of the Maidan massacre

      The inside story of Kiev’s Maidan massacre …read more Source:...

      ‘Battle of nerves’ as Ukraine talks continue
      Feb12

      ‘Battle of nerves’ as Ukraine talks continue

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      Leaders hold Ukraine peace talks as fighting surges
      Feb12

      Leaders hold Ukraine peace talks as fighting surges

      MINSK (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held peace talks in Belarus on Wednesday, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. …read more Source:...

      Leaders wrangle over Ukraine peace deal at Minsk summit
      Feb12

      Leaders wrangle over Ukraine peace deal at Minsk summit

      The leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia were hammering out a peace deal Wednesday in Minsk in a decisive effort to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine that has already killed more than 5,400 people.German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President… …read more Source:...

      Slaughtered on their way to work: Hours ahead of world leaders’ Ukraine peace talks, five people are killed in rush-hour mortar attack at bus stop 
      Feb12

      Slaughtered on their way to work: Hours ahead of world leaders’ Ukraine peace talks, five people are killed in rush-hour mortar attack at bus stop 

      The attack in downtown Donetsk left several buses completely burnt out and the bus station suffering severe damage in what is considered a rare attack in the centre of the rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Daily...

      Ukrainian leader Poroshenko glares at Putin as his Russian counterpart smiles during peace talks 
      Feb12

      Ukrainian leader Poroshenko glares at Putin as his Russian counterpart smiles during peace talks 

      Meeting in Minsk amid escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine, one telltale image shows Vladmir Putin (left) giving a smug smile while Petro Poroshenko (right) glares across the table him. …read more Source: Daily...

      Bloody battles rage ahead of Ukraine peace summit
      Feb12

      Bloody battles rage ahead of Ukraine peace summit

      Ukrainian forces battled pro-Russian rebels for territory yesterday on one of the bloodiest days in the 10-month war ahead of a pivotal peace summit on the conflict. The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are to meet shortly in Minsk for what the EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini said would be a “turning point for good or...