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David Cameron can influence events in Ukraine without racking up air miles | Shashank Joshi
Cameron stands accused of being a ‘foreign policy irrelevance’, but the most important diplomacy is conducted quietly and slowlyIf diplomacy is an iceberg, summitry is its tip: the moment when heads of government swoop in to push their diplomats over the finishing line, making the final adjustment to negotiating positions that may be months...
Lavrov: Talks ‘to take important decisions’ on Ukraine
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Ukraine: Debaltseve residents flee to Kiev after intense fighting – video
Evacuees from the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve arrive at Kiev’s central train station which has been turned into a makeshift refugee coordination centre. People disembarking from trains described days of intense fighting which destroyed a local school and left residents without electricity, water and any means of receiving...
Ukraine summit planned in Minsk as leaders push to end conflict
France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine agree to hold talks on Wednesday to discuss peace planA summit between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine is being planned for Wednesday in Minsk, the latest step in a hectic diplomatic effort to find a political solution to the Ukraine conflict, a statement from the German chancellor’s office said.The...
Britain says Russia’s Putin acting like ‘tyrant’ over Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday of acting like a “tyrant” over Ukraine, but said Kiev’s forces could not defeat Russia’s army on the battlefield and that only a political solution could end the bloodshed. …read more Source:...
Arming Ukraine army may escalate conflict, west warned
OCSE chief says supplying weapons to Kiev government forces might push Russians to take more direct role in UkraineThe head of the international organisation monitoring the conflict in Ukraine has said that pro-Moscow separatists were constantly being re-armed but warned that for western states to supply weapons to the Ukrainian army would risk...
Vladimir Putin is acting like ‘a mid-20th century tyrant’ who will ‘pay the price’ over Ukraine, says Britain’s Philip Hammond
The British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, has accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of acting like a “mid-20th century tyrant” and warned that he will “pay the price for what he is doing in Ukraine”. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine seeking a ‘swift and unconditional ceasefire’
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Four-way summit set for Ukraine deal
Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are planning to meet in Minsk to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, Germany says. …read more Source:...
Kerry denies split between U.S. and Europe on Russia policy
MUNICH (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry denied on Sunday that a split has emerged between Washington and Europe over how to handle Russia, after leading U.S. senators sharply criticized Germany and other countries who oppose sending arms to the Ukraine military. …read more Source:...
