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Ukraine warns on ceasefire as rebels agree to fresh peace talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian separatists agreed on Thursday to resume peace talks to end the conflict in the east, but President Petro Poroshenko warned he might not extend a ceasefire beyond Friday night if their gesture was aimed only at buying time. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian rebels agree to more peace talks
President Petro Poroshenko hints that government ceasefire, which ends at 10am on Friday, will not be extendedUkrainian separatist rebels are reported to have agreed to take part in further peace talks on Friday to end the conflict in the country’s eastern regions.”There is an agreement to hold a round of consultations on June 27 in...
The Moldova village caught between Russia and Europe
On the eve of a historic deal with the EU, residents of Dobrinski are lobbying to join their neighbour – the breakaway Russian enclave of Transnistria. Transitions Online reportsOn an early spring day in Dorotcaia in eastern Moldova, about 100 people gather in the central square, in front of the renovated House of Culture. Behind them, a...
Russia must urge Ukraine separatists to disarm ‘in hours’: Kerry
PARIS (Reuters) – US Secretary of State John Kerry, after meeting with France’s foreign minister, said on Thursday Russia should call on separatists in Ukraine to disarm within “the next hours”. …read more Source:...
Putin’s complicated game in Ukraine
What may lie behind Putin’s new Ukraine policy …read more Source:...
Leaders make last-ditch bid to keep peace in Ukraine
A last-ditch attempt to resuscitate the fragile peace process in eastern Ukraine was under way last night after a conference call… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: West tells Russia to halt the bloodshed or face further sanctions
The government in Kiev is struggling to salvage a peace plan for eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian separatists shot down a helicopter, with Western leaders urging Moscow to intervene now to stop the bloodshed or face the toughest sanctions yet. …read more Source: The...
West renews Russia sanctions threat as Ukraine ceasefire crumbles
BRUSSELS/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Western powers warned Russia on Wednesday that they could impose new sanctions if it did not do more to defuse the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where a ceasefire between Russian-speaking rebels and government forces appeared to be crumbling. …read more Source:...
Key players in east Ukraine unrest
Key figures on both sides of east Ukraine’s unrest …read more Source:...
Nato steps back from giving Georgia full membership of alliance
Republic gains only possibility of ‘cooperation’ deal amid fears of some Nato members that full tie-in would antagonise RussiaGeorgia’s hopes of achieving full membership of Nato were set back on Wednesday as the alliance vowed to stop short of approval, avoiding possible confrontation with Moscow over an expansion to...
