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Ukraine: Donetsk residential tower block hit by shelling – video report
The aftermath of shelling in a residential area of Donetsk on Wednesday, as fighting between Ukraine’s armed forces and pro-Russian separatists intensifies. The shells fell in areas that were previously considered safe. Officials say at least seven civilians were killed and 33 injured in the last 24 hours. More than 5,000 people have died...
Kerry: Merkel and Hollande visit ‘testament’ to support for Ukraine
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Ukraine’s war-torn currency collapses
Foreign exchange reserves fall heavily …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine crisis: Merkel and Hollande head to Kiev and Moscow
European leaders make a surprise trip for peace talks, in the latest bid to end the escalating conflict in Ukraine One-Minute Read Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 4:13pm The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are making a joint diplomatic push for an end to the crisis in Ukraine. The two leaders will travel...
Fighting in Ukraine: Give war a chance
IN A hospital yard an old Humvee is surrounded by soldiers with long faces, wide eyes and hollow cheeks. The doors are shrapnel-ridden, the windows misty and the Ukrainian flag hangs in tatters. The flag, the men and the Humvee have the dazed look of those who have cheated death. Artemovsk, once a backwater known for a salt mine and wine, has...
Ukraine: Merkel and Hollande arrive for peace talks
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For Vladimir Putin the future is certain but the past is unpredictable | Natalie Nougayrède
The 70th anniversary of the post-war Yalta conference is a reminder that totalitarian regimes rely upon controlling the historical narrativeLittle noticed in the debate on how Europe should deal with Russia, looms a big anniversary: 70 years ago this week Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met in Yalta to decide post-war arrangements following the...
Ukraine crisis: EU and US leaders push for peace deal
European and US leaders are pushing for a new peace deal in eastern Ukraine, as fighting escalates between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists. French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and US Secretary of State John Kerry are in Kiev looking to find a diplomatic end to the fighting in eastern Ukraine...
Ukraine crisis: Europe’s problem is that it is too civilised to take on a muscleman like Putin
As long as Nato lacks appetite for battle, diplomacy will not alter the military realities on the ground …read more Source: The...
60 second summary: Ukraine’s deepening civil war
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