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Ukraine talks: behind the scenes at the Minsk meeting in memes
Peace negotiations on Ukraine continued for 16 hours behind closed doors – leaving bored journalists and the watching internet to come up with news of their own. RFE/RL pick their favouritesLast night the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany held an epic negotiating session in the Belarusian capital of Minsk in the hopes of reaching...
Details of Ukraine peace deal revealed
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Hungary and Russia: The Viktor and Vladimir show
“JATSZOTER” (playground) proclaims HVG, a magazine, above a graphic of Hungary as a seesaw. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is at one end, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, at the other. It is a fitting image, given that Mr Putin is due in Budapest on February 17th, two weeks after Mrs Merkel. His visit will mostly be about renewing...
Ukrainians cautiously optimistic about ceasefire – video
Residents of the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine say they are ‘hoping for the best but expecting the worst’ after a ceasefire was agreed on Thursday. Near Debaltseve, a government-held city, Ukrainian soldiers say they do not expect peace to be achieved on the ground. Fighting is expected to intensify before the 15...
Ukraine ceasefire aims to pave way for comprehensive settlement of crisis
If fragile agreement holds, ambitious political measures including a new Ukrainian constitution and special status for rebel-held areas should followA ceasefire in eastern Ukraine intended to pave the way for a comprehensive political settlement of the country’s crisis was agreed early on Thursday in Minsk, following a fraught 16 hours of...
Cameron: EU sanctions on Russia should not be lifted
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Ukraine crisis: Scores of tanks moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia last night as leaders fought over ceasefire terms, Kiev claims
Almost 100 tanks and armoured vehicles rolled across the border from Russia last night as the Ukrainian leader and Russian president struggled to negotiate the terms of a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The...
Minsk agreement on Ukraine crisis: text in full
Read a translation of the full text agreed upon by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, and signed by pro-Russian separatists, on Thursday …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree on roadmap for peace
An agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine has been found, following four-way talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France in Minsk. The deal includes a ceasefire that will come into effect on 15 February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontlines, and the freeing of all prisoners. Ukraine has also...
Vladimir Putin announces ceasefire in Ukraine after all-night negotiations – video
After marathon negotiations in Minsk, the Belarussian capital, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany came to an agreement for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, says fighting will end at midnight on 15 February and that both the Ukrainian government and separatist rebels will withdraw heavy weapons...
