Section: Global TV (Canada)
Fighting in Ukraine persists in day before cease-fire is to take effect
Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect. …read more Source: Global...
Russia asks UN Security Council to endorse Ukraine ceasefire deal
The resolution, if adopted, would be the rare action the council has been able to take on the year-long crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
Shells hit Ukraine town behind front line, at least 1 killed
Despite a looming cease-fire deal for eastern Ukraine, a government-held town 40 kilometres behind the front line has been hit by shelling, killing at least one person. …read more Source: Global...
WATCH: Another wild brawl erupts in the Ukrainian Parliament
Another wild brawl erupted on Thursday in the Ukrainian parliament between two lawmakers whose argument over a bill ended in fisticuffs. …read more Source: Global...
Putin announces Ukraine ceasefire effective midnight Saturday
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine effective midnight Saturday. …read more Source: Global...
Fighting in Ukraine continues ahead of peace talks
Shelling rocked a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk Wednesday as fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine ahead of crucial peace talks later in the day. …read more Source: Global...
Ukrainian army reportedly on advance in eastern Ukraine
Government forces on Tuesday reported a counter-offensive in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, while the rebels said they were successful in surrounding Ukrainian troops at a strategic railway junction. …read more Source: Global...
Obama, Merkel: Russian aggression reinforces Western unity
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared Monday that Russian aggression in Ukraine has only reinforced the unity of the U.S. and Europe. …read more Source: Global...
Explosion hits chemical plant in rebel-held Ukrainian city
A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant and set it on fire Monday outside the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
Merkel to have quick meeting with Harper in Ottawa on Ukraine talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Ottawa later today to give Prime Minister Stephen Harper an update on her frenzied transatlantic shuttle diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Global...
