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How Angela Merkel became Europe’s undisputed leader | Franziska Augstein
The German chancellor has done well over Ukraine. But she owes a lot to othersLast week, German chancellor Angela Merkel was not dubbed the “most powerful woman in the world”. Time magazine had done that a few years ago. Now, gender specifics are cast aside, as she claims the position of the European continent’s “most powerful political...
Ukraine crisis: Guns fall silent in Donetsk as ceasefire begins
Shelling stopped abruptly at midnight on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko ordered government forces to halt firing in line with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the country’s bloody conflict. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire offers cold comfort to those caught up in the fighting
A few miles out of Artyomovsk, there is a turn to the right. There, most civilian vehicles disappear, and the highway turns into a dramatic artery of war, with green diesel trucks, rocket launchers, missile transporters, armoured vehicles and tanks pulsate along the frozen road, over the hill towards the theatre of Debaltseve. …read more...
Shelling halts in Ukraine’s Donetsk as Poroshenko orders ceasefire
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Shelling suddenly stopped at midnight in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko gave the order to government forces to halt firing in line with a ceasefire agreement reached last Thursday. …read more Source:...
Killed hours before the ceasefire: Russian rebel dies in bitter last-gasp battle for control of key targets in eastern Ukraine as fragile deal to suspend fighting begins
The body of a deceased pro-Russian soldier was pictured in Donetsk – just hours before a ceasefire with Ukrainian government troops was enforced. He is among at least 26 people to die in the last 24 hours. …read more Source: Daily...
Shelling stops at midnight in Ukraine
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The hours before the ceasefire between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels – in pictures
Ahead of the midnight ceasefire, the Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatists maintained their positions in towns across the disputed territory … …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president orders ceasefire
Ukraine’s president orders his country’s troops to stop fighting as a ceasefire agreed with pro-Russian rebels was due to come into force. …read more Source:...
Witness: Shelling ceases in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk
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Ukraine’s ceasefire comes into effect
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