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Ukraine losing the battle at airport in Donetsk
Jan22

Ukraine losing the battle at airport in Donetsk

Ukrainian forces have all but abandoned Donetsk airport after months of bitter battle, although military officials continue to insist they hold part of the terminal. …read more Source:...

Russia and Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons
Jan22

Russia and Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons

Separatist forces deployed more arms and manpower Wednesday to an emerging flashpoint in eastern Ukraine, hours before diplomats from Russia and Ukraine agreed on a dividing line from where both sides should pull back their heavy weapons. …read more Source:...

Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes Iran
Jan22

Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes Iran

OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird plans to take a pass on this week’s high-level meeting, chaired by his Norwegian counterpart, on the future of Syria at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. However, Baird will attend separate sessions Thursday on the crisis in Ukraine and a meeting focused on the instability being caused by...

Russia, Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons
Jan22

Russia, Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons

Germany’s foreign minister says Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a procedure for the withdrawal of heavy weapons in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes Iran
Jan22

Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes Iran

Baird will attend separate sessions Thursday on the crisis in Ukraine and a meeting focused on the instability being caused by militants in Iraq and Syria …read more Source: The Globe and...

Russia, Ukraine agree on pullback line for heavy arms
Jan22

Russia, Ukraine agree on pullback line for heavy arms

BERLIN – Diplomats from Russia and Ukraine agreed Wednesday on a dividing line from where both sides should pull back their heavy weapons, just hours after separatist forces deployed more arms and manpower to an emerging flashpoint in eastern Ukraine. Germany’s Foreign Minister, who hosted a meeting of his counterparts from Russia, Ukraine...

Russia, Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons: German official
Jan22

Russia, Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons: German official

Diplomats from Russia and Ukraine agreed Wednesday on a dividing line from where both sides should pull back their heavy weapons, just hours after separatist forces deployed more arms and manpower to an emerging flashpoint in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Russia, Ukraine reportedly agree to pull back heavy weapons
Jan22

Russia, Ukraine reportedly agree to pull back heavy weapons

BERLIN – Germany’s Foreign Minister says Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a procedure for the withdrawal of heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine. Frank-Walter Steinmeier says his counterparts from Russia and Ukraine agreed that heavy arms should be pulled back 15 kilometres (9 miles) from a demarcation line defined in the Minsk agreement of...

U.S. ambassador to UN slams Russian ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine
Jan22

U.S. ambassador to UN slams Russian ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power says Russia’s latest “peace plan” for Ukraine is nothing more than an “occupation plan.” …read more Source:...

U.S. President Barack Obama’s economic miracle not what it appears to be
Jan22

U.S. President Barack Obama’s economic miracle not what it appears to be

WASHINGTON – In U.S. President Barack Obama’s own words, “It has been, and still is, a hard time for many, but the “shadow of crisis has passed.” This somewhat conflicting statement, uttered in the same breath, is one reason commentators are baffled by a state of the union address that seemed more like a campaign speech. While there is no...