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Ukraine says rebel attacks continue despite ceasefire
A Ukrainian security official said Sunday that attacks by Russia-backed rebel fighters are continuing despite a ceasefire called for by both sides more than two weeks ago. …read more Source:...
Ukraine has ceasefire ‘in name only,’ says NATO chief
The two-week-old truce between Ukraine and pro-Russian militants fighting in the country’s east is a ‘ceasefire in name only,’ NATO’s top general said Saturday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian peace talks lead to buffer zone deal
Participants in Ukrainian peace talks agreed early Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants and withdraw foreign fighters and heavy weapons from the area of conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Can’t win a war with a blanket, Ukraine’s Poroshenko tells Congress
The United States will provide $46 million in new security assistance to the Ukraine’s military, but stop short of fulfilling an urgent request from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for lethal aid to help his country fight against Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko meets with Obama, seeking more help
In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine’s fledgling government, President Barack Obama is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the Ukraine leader speaks to a rare joint session of Congress. …read more Source:...
Russia creates emergency fund to deal with Western sanctions
Russia’s Finance Ministry will create a multi-billion dollar anti-crisis fund in 2015 to aid those companies hit by sanctions, Russian news agencies cited Finance Minister Anton Siluanov as saying on Monday. …read more Source:...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine challenges ceasefire deal
Several residential neighbourhoods in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have come under repeated shelling, imperilling a fragile ceasefire agreement imposed last week. …read more Source:...
Ukraine still in ‘state of war’ with Russia, PM says
Ukraine is “still in a state of war” with neighbouring Russia despite a cease-fire between Kiev’s forces and Moscow-backed rebels in the east, the country’s prime minister said Saturday shortly after a second convoy of Russian trucks rolled into Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire: Dozens of prisoners exchanged between Ukraine, rebels
Government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners captured during fighting in Ukraine as part of a cease-fire agreement sealed earlier this month. …read more Source:...
Putin orders Russian military to perform combat drill in east
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered military forces in the country’s east to carry out a major exercise to test their preparedness. …read more Source:...
