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US envoy Kerry urges Russia to back peace in Ukraine
Feb05

US envoy Kerry urges Russia to back peace in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine – In a new push for peace in eastern Ukraine, the leaders of France and Germany announced Thursday they were heading to Kyiv and Moscow with a proposal to end the fighting. The surprise move appeared aimed at heading off U.S. considerations of giving Ukraine lethal military aid, something many European nations oppose. The flurry of...

Giving Ukraine weapons could trigger Russian reaction, NATO general warns
Feb05

Giving Ukraine weapons could trigger Russian reaction, NATO general warns

The top NATO commander says any move to provide Ukraine with lethal defensive weapons must take into account any possible angry reaction from Russia. …read more Source: CTV...

French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative
Feb05

French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative

PARIS – The leaders of France and Germany were carrying a new peace initiative to the Ukrainian and Russian capitals Thursday, amid a flurry of high-level diplomacy to end what French President Francois Hollande called a war on Europe’s edge. Hollande said he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would travel to Kyiv on Thursday and then to...

US envoy Kerry urges Russia to commit to peace in Ukraine
Feb05

US envoy Kerry urges Russia to commit to peace in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, standing with Ukraine’s president after their talks in Kyiv, has urged Russia to show its commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Kerry said “our choice is diplomacy” and called on Russia to demonstrate its commitment by ceasing its military...

Canada to help train Ukraine’s military police
Feb05

Canada to help train Ukraine’s military police

OTTAWA – Defence Minister Rob Nicholson says Canada is joining the US-Ukraine Joint Commission on Defence Reform and Bilateral Co-operation. In a statement Monday night, Nicholson said the move will help to better co-ordinate Canada’s ongoing provision of assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He says the joint commission is the most...

Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels
Feb05

Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels

DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine – As Ukrainian troops fought Monday to defend a strategic railway hub, Russian-backed separatists pledged to boost the size of their force and Washington pondered whether to expand its assistance to Ukraine to include lethal aid. President Barack Obama has so far opposed sending lethal assistance, but an upsurge in fighting in...

EU leaders threaten more anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine
Feb05

EU leaders threaten more anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine

BRUSSELS – European Union leaders are threatening fresh sanctions against Russia because of what it sees as “growing support” of Moscow for separatists in eastern Ukraine during intensified fighting over the past days. In Tuesday’s rare joint declaration outside their regular summit meetings, the 28 leaders asked an extraordinary meeting of...

Fast arrives to talk free trade in Ukraine
Feb05

Fast arrives to talk free trade in Ukraine

OTTAWA – International Trade Minister Ed Fast arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for two days of meetings as fighting intensifies between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east of the embattled country. Fast, who has been to Ukraine twice is the last six months, is there to talk free trade his counterpart, Aivaras Abromaviius, but also...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urges Russia to commit to Ukraine peace
Feb05

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urges Russia to commit to Ukraine peace

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, standing with Ukraine’s president after their talks in Kiev, has urged Russia to show its commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine …read more Source:...

U.S. considers military aid to Ukraine; France, Germany push peace plan
Feb05

U.S. considers military aid to Ukraine; France, Germany push peace plan

In a new push for peace in eastern Ukraine, the leaders of France and Germany announced Thursday they were heading to Kyiv and Moscow with a proposal to end the fighting. The surprise move came as the U.S. edged toward offering Ukraine lethal military aid. …read more Source: CTV...