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Ukraine ceasefire: European leaders sceptical peace plan will work
Worries privately voiced about potential escalation of fighting before truce is supposed to take hold in eastern Ukraine on SundayEuropean leaders on Thursday praised Germany and France for brokering a ceasefire and peace plan for Ukraine, but privately voiced scepticism that the pact struck after a marathon all-night summit in Belarus would...
Coffee and milk ‘fuelled Ukraine deal’
“Buckets” of coffee and local dairy produce helped the leaders hammer out a Ukraine ceasefire deal, the Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko says. …read more Source:...
HSBC files: Swiss bank hid money for suspected criminals
Documents detail customers who faced allegations including drug-running, corruption, doping and money launderingHSBC’s Swiss bank concealed large sums of money for people facing allegations of serious wrongdoing, including drug-running, corruption and money laundering, leaked files reveal. Despite being legally obliged since 1998 to make...
Ukraine ceasefire deal: US cautiously optimistic amid ‘escalation of fighting’
White House concerned Thursday’s fighting threatens ‘spirit of the accord’ as soldiers on both sides have until midnight Saturday to begin withdrawing heavy weaponsThe White House has warned that continued fighting in Ukraine is breaching the spirit of the ceasefire deal reached overnight in Minsk.US officials are cautiously...
Ukraine crisis: Minsk deal brings ‘glimmer of hope’ that end could be in sight
Deal struck after Vladimir Putin put unprecedented pressure on separatist leaders, but leaders warn “much work” still to be done …read more Source: The...
US could still impose fresh sanctions on Russia
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Ukraine crisis: what is in the Minsk ceasefire agreement?
Details of the agreement between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and FranceThe leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed a deal in Minsk aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Ukraine.Here are details of the agreement, translated from a Russian-language document that was handed to reporters: … …read more Source:...
Watch: Ukraine MPs have epic brawl in halls of parliament
Ukraine MPs Yegor Sobolev and Vadim Ivchenko fight inside the Verkhovna Rada in Kiev over an anti-corruption bill …read more Source: The...
Poroshenko: ‘Implementing Ukraine deal will be complicated’
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White House: ‘Ukraine deal a potentially significant step’
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