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Rebels say they start withdrawing weapons in east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russia separatists said on Tuesday they began withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline in east Ukraine under a ceasefire deal, but the Ukrainian military, which says it won’t pull back until fighting stops, reported further shelling. …read more Source:...
Ukraine peace deal only way forward: EU’s Mogherini
LONDON (Reuters) – A European-brokered ceasefire deal remains the only way to secure peace in Ukraine, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin: War between Ukraine and Russia ‘unlikely’ as rebels mass outside Mariupol
The Russian president says if the Minsk ceasefire is complied with, the situation will get back to normal in Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 24 Feb 2015
PRESSURE GROWS ON RIFKIND TO STEP DOWNSir Malcolm Rifkind is under pressure to quit his role chairing the Intelligence and Security Committee after he was filmed allegedly offering to use his influence for cash and claiming he does not receive a salary. Former committee chair Kim Howells said it would be “difficult” for Rifkind to keep the post....
Ukraine: Where a dark world of hybrid warfare and murky loyalties prevails
Prisoner exchanges have begun and both sides have drawn up timetables for the withdrawal of heavy weaponry. And there is vague talk of constitutional changes. The aftermath of Minsk II, the second attempt at a ceasefire in Ukraine’s bloody civil war, is going more or less as expected. …read more Source: The...
Kiev says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Kiev accused pro-Russian rebels of opening fire with rockets and artillery at villages in southeastern Ukraine on Monday, all but burying a week-old European-brokered ceasefire deal. …read more Source:...
Russian president Vladimir Putin says war with Ukraine is ‘unlikely’
He said on Russian TV: “I think such an apocalyptic scenario is unlikely. No-one wants conflict on Europe’s border, especially armed conflict.” …read more Source:...
In Ukraine a dark world of hybrid warfare and murky loyalties prevails
Prisoner exchanges have begun and both sides have drawn up timetables for the withdrawal of heavy weaponry. And there is vague talk of constitutional changes. The aftermath of Minsk II, the second attempt at a ceasefire in Ukraine’s bloody civil war, is going more or less as expected. …read more Source: The...
VIDEO: Defiant mood as Donetsk marks holiday
Ukraine has delayed the promised withdrawal of heavy weapons, blaming rebels for continued violations of the ceasefire reached in Minsk. …read more Source:...
President Putin: War with Ukraine is ‘unlikely’
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