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Cease-fire period begins in Ukraine
Feb15

Cease-fire period begins in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine — The cease-fire period for fighting in Ukraine began one minute after midnight Sunday, but there are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people is observing it. Under an agreement struck last week, Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatist rebels are to begin this...

Big guns in Ukraine fall silent after ceasefire brokered in Minsk take effect
Feb15

Big guns in Ukraine fall silent after ceasefire brokered in Minsk take effect

Shelling suddenly stopped at midnight local time in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko gave the order to government forces to cease firing at midnight in line with a peace agreement reached last Thursday. …read more Source:...

Poroshenko orders Ukraine forces to cease fire in line with Minsk peace pact
Feb15

Poroshenko orders Ukraine forces to cease fire in line with Minsk peace pact

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has given the order to government forces to cease fire from midnight local time in line with a peace agreement worked out last Thursday in Minsk, Belarus. …read more Source:...

Ceasefire period begins in Ukraine after day of intense fighting
Feb15

Ceasefire period begins in Ukraine after day of intense fighting

The ceasefire period for fighting in Ukraine began one minute after midnight Sunday, but there are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people is observing it. …read more Source: CTV...

Ceasefire period begins in Ukraine, war has killed 5,300
Feb15

Ceasefire period begins in Ukraine, war has killed 5,300

There are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict is observing it. …read more Source: Global...

Ceasefire period begins in Ukraine after day of fighting
Feb15

Ceasefire period begins in Ukraine after day of fighting

The cease-fire period for the fighting in Ukraine has begun, but there are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people is observing it. …read more Source: CTV...

In Shadow Of Approaching Truce, Bloodshed Boils Over In Ukraine’s East
Feb15

In Shadow Of Approaching Truce, Bloodshed Boils Over In Ukraine’s East

NPR’s Arun Rath speaks with Max Seddon, a foreign correspondent with BuzzFeed News, about the latest from rebel-held eastern Ukraine.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Sweden pitches plan for better Nordic defence cooperation in wake of Russian actions in Ukraine
Feb14

Sweden pitches plan for better Nordic defence cooperation in wake of Russian actions in Ukraine

Against a backdrop of increasing security tensions sparked by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Sweden has won universal Nordic backing for its plan to elevate cross-border defence cooperation to match the actual long-term threats in the region, writes my Defense News colleague Gerard O’Dwyer. Here is more of what Gerard O’Dwyer...

Fighting in Ukraine persists as ceasefire approaches
Feb14

Fighting in Ukraine persists as ceasefire approaches

Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a ceasefire was to take effect in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people. …read more Source: CTV...

How About a Memorial to the Victims of Harperism?
Feb14

How About a Memorial to the Victims of Harperism?

This image shows the machine works of Richard Hartmann in Chemnitz. Hartmann was one of the most successful entrepreneurs and largest employers in the Kingdom of Saxony. “Only a fool would deny that millions have been the tragic victims of communism, but that number pales, surely, in comparison with the victims of capitalism.” — Roy MacGregor,...