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      Minsk meeting may seal Ukraine’s fate
      Feb10

      Minsk meeting may seal Ukraine’s fate

      The Belarusian capital Minsk is to be the site of key decisions in the Ukraine conflict. President Alexander Lukashenko appears neutral, but appearances are not always what they are stacked up to be. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Member states oppose Commission’s plan to withdraw waste proposal
      Feb10

      Member states oppose Commission’s plan to withdraw waste proposal

      A plan to obtain member state endorsement of the Commission’s intention to withdraw the ‘circular economy’ proposal to reduce waste landfill was dealt an unexpected blow today (10 February) by Europe ministers meeting in Brussels. The Commission planned to ask ministers meeting at the general affairs council today whether they had a...

      Devastation in Ukraine ahead of Minsk summit – in pictures
      Feb10

      Devastation in Ukraine ahead of Minsk summit – in pictures

      Fighting continued in eastern Ukraine as both sides tried to make gains ahead of a possible deal in Minsk, Belarus, which is being billed as a last chance to prevent the conflict escalating further. Kramatorsk, well inside Kiev-controlled territory, was hit with rockets as Ukrainian forces staged an offensive around the key port city of Mariupol...

      Ukraine troops and rebels wage counter-offensives ahead of talks
      Feb10

      Ukraine troops and rebels wage counter-offensives ahead of talks

      Fighting is intensifying across eastern Ukraine with both government troops and rebels launching offensives to gain ground ahead of peace talks in… …read more Source:...

      UK government defends role in Ukraine-Russia crisis
      Feb10

      UK government defends role in Ukraine-Russia crisis

      Foreign secretary Philip Hammond says Germany is best placed to hold peace negotiations with KremlinThe British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has defended the government against accusations that it has taken a back seat in negotiations with Russia to find a solution to the crisis in Ukraine.He told MPs in the Commons the government’s...

      Nikolai Shchyokin: Minsk is becoming a universal venue for talks on the Ukrainian crisis
      Feb10

      Nikolai Shchyokin: Minsk is becoming a universal venue for talks on the Ukrainian crisis

      It has been reported earlier that at the meeting in Sochi on 8 February President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressed Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko with a request to help arrange a Normandy format meeting on Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Rockets hit residential area in Kramatorsk, Ukraine – video
      Feb10

      Rockets hit residential area in Kramatorsk, Ukraine – video

      Amateur footage purports to show a rocket strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. The video, shot from the window of a nearby house, shows a series of explosions in the distance. Rocket strikes hit Ukraine’s military headquarters and a nearby residential area in Kramatorsk on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian president Petro...

      Russian-Ukrainian-Polish film at Berlinale offers hope in Ukraine
      Feb10

      Russian-Ukrainian-Polish film at Berlinale offers hope in Ukraine

      Berlin (dpa) – The world may appear to be on the verge of war in Aleksey German Jr’s bleak sci-fi drama, but the Moscow-born director sees his film as offering a small beacon of hope for overcoming the tensions unleashed by the conflict raging… …read more Source:...

      Defense minister Sven Mikser criticizes the government’s Ukraine policies
      Feb10

      Defense minister Sven Mikser criticizes the government’s Ukraine policies

      Estonian defense minister Sven Mikser said that using Ukraine for the government’s public relations purpose is inappropriate. …read more Source:...

      Leaders set for Minsk talks on Ukraine ceasefire
      Feb10

      Leaders set for Minsk talks on Ukraine ceasefire

      Fighting continues in Kramatorsk and Mariupol before summit billed as last chance to prevent conflict from spiralling out of controlRussian, Ukrainian, German and French officials as well as separatist leaders and officials from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe are locked in talks in Minsk trying to smooth the way for a...