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      Angela Merkel calls for Ukraine truce and urges strict controls on Russia’s border
      Aug23

      Angela Merkel calls for Ukraine truce and urges strict controls on Russia’s border

      As rebels in Luhansk hand out tinned food and relief convoy returns to Russia, German chancellor holds crisis talks with Ukraine’s president …read more Source: The...

      Angela Merkel arrives in Ukraine for crisis talks
      Aug23

      Angela Merkel arrives in Ukraine for crisis talks

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Kiev in order to meet with President Petro Poroshenko for talks on how to end the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: The...

      [Ticker] Merkel pledges €500mn for east Ukraine
      Aug23

      [Ticker] Merkel pledges €500mn for east Ukraine

      German chancellor Angela Merkel in Kiev on Saturday pledged €500mn to help rebuild the Donbass region in east Ukraine after the conflict ends. She said she supports “decentralisation” of power in Ukraine, but not federalisation. She also indicated that Germany does not support extra sanctions against Russia at this stage. …read...

      Ukraine rebels struggle to reach aid as Russian convoy returns home
      Aug23

      Ukraine rebels struggle to reach aid as Russian convoy returns home

      Diplomatic row grows after Putin insists that the Poroshenko government in Kiev forced his handA humanitarian convoy to eastern Ukraine has begun returning to Russia after delivering a reported 1,800 tonnes of supplies and sparking yet another row between Moscow and the west.The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said that the first group of...

      Merkel and Poroshenko call for “decentralised” Ukraine
      Aug23

      Merkel and Poroshenko call for “decentralised” Ukraine

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko presented a united front in Kyiv on Saturday over the crisis in eastern… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine accuses Russian aid convoy of stealing factory equipment
      Aug23

      Ukraine accuses Russian aid convoy of stealing factory equipment

      Job done, one hundred and eighty-four Russian trucks from an aid convoy that entered Ukraine yesterday have re-crossed the border back into Russia.… …read more Source:...

      Bitterly disputed Russian aid convoy leaves Ukraine, having delivered supplies to rebel city
      Aug23

      Bitterly disputed Russian aid convoy leaves Ukraine, having delivered supplies to rebel city

      The entire convoy of Russian aid lorries which controversially entered Ukraine yesterday has returned home. The lorries, which had been… …read more Source: The...

      Germany suggests federal solution for Ukraine
      Aug23

      Germany suggests federal solution for Ukraine

      German vice-chancellor encourages Ukraine to explore a federal solution as Merkel urges Russia to engage in a peace plan with Ukraine’s government …read more Source: Financial...

      Merkel says Ukraine needs secure borders to ensure peace
      Aug23

      Merkel says Ukraine needs secure borders to ensure peace

      The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukraininan President Petro Poroshenko met in Kyiv on Saturday. Their talks on the crisis in eastern Ukraine… …read more Source:...

      From Cats to Military Parades: Photoblogger in Sevastopol Reflects Crimea’s Patriotic Euphoria
      Aug23

      From Cats to Military Parades: Photoblogger in Sevastopol Reflects Crimea’s Patriotic Euphoria

      Natalya Golovan’s LiveJournal avatar. This article is part of an extensive RuNet Echo study of Russian-language blogosphere in Eastern Ukraine. Explore the complete interview series on the Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered page. One Ukrainian-born revolutionary is often quoted as coining the aphorism, “you may not be interested in war, but war is...