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Ukraine fighting rages on amid conflicting claims and no ceasefire
Several Ukrainian government soldiers have been ambushed and taken prisoners in Debaltseve, the defence ministry says, but it denies rebel claims that they have seized control of the key transportation hub. …read more Source:...
Kelly McParland: Hold the praise for Angela Merkel until she actually succeeds at something
There’s a bit of a boom on for Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor. The German press has been all worked up over the central role she’s played in trying to corral Russian President Vladimir Putin while simultaneously working to contain the fallout of the recent Greek election. Bild called her “The World Chancellor.”Britain’s...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages, arms pullback stalls
Pro-Russian rebels and government forces fought street-to-street in a strategic town in east Ukraine on Tuesday and refused to pull back their heavy guns, all but scuppering hopes that a European-brokered peace deal will end months of conflict. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Rebels claim to capture key Ukrainian town
Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Tuesday to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve as both parties faced a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine slams separatist rebels for violating truce after town seized
LUHANSKE, Ukraine – The Ukrainian defence ministry says a group of its soldiers has been ambushed and taken prisoner in the town that is the epicenter of fighting with separatists. However, the ministry on Tuesday denied rebel claims that they have seized control of Debaltseve where Ukrainian forces have been under siege. The ministry said street...
Battle persists for Ukraine railway hub, despite peace deal
LUHANSKE, Ukraine – Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week. Under the cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia,...
Ukraine cease-fire largely holding, Debaltseve still tense
LUHANSKE, Ukraine – A cease-fire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, although continued fighting over a bitterly contested railway hub is threatening to upend the delicate settlement. The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, who last week brokered a deal to try to end the conflict that has...
Harper skeptical of Ukraine ceasefire deal
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is cautiously optimistic about Thursday’s ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia, saying he’ll remain skeptical until Russia honours its end of the bargain. The peace deal was hammered out following all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany at a summit in...
Europe must tell Ukraine it will never join its military alliance, Russian ally says
EU’s inability to develop a coherent Ukraine-Russia policy independent of U.S. interests has contributed to instability, Austrian official says. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine ceasefire: Russia-backed rebels claim victory as fighting rages on
Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claim to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve, as both parties face a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line. …read more Source:...
