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Ukraine-Russia cease-fire jeopardized by continued fighting around Debaltseve
Continued fighting Sunday around a key transport hub in eastern Ukraine threatened to derail the delicate cease-fire that went into effect over the weekend between Ukraine’s military and Russian-backed separatists. However, European leaders noted that the guns had gone silent in most other areas of the nation and expressed hope …...
Ukraine cease-fire holding in most places
Although Ukrainian troops and separatist rebels have largely stopped fighting, in one key spot it has continued …read more Source:...
Shelling breaks Ukraine ceasefire silence
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Ukrainian Leaders Lay Flowers at Memorial to Afghanistan Veterans
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Ukrainian leaders laid flowers on Sunday (February 15) at a monument in Kiev honoring soldiers who served in the Soviet war with Afghanistan. Poroshenko, who along with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko attended the memorial, made no comments about the ceasefire that...
Cease-fire in Ukraine shaky, with sporadic shooting
KIEV, Ukraine — The battlefields of eastern Ukraine fell mostly silent Sunday as a shaky cease-fire went into effect, but both sides in the fight between Russia-backed separatists and the Ukrainian government accused the other of sporadic small-arms and mortar fire. A conflict-monitoring mission run by the Organization for Security and...
The Toll of War on Ukraine’s Children
Ten months of conflict claimed thousands of lives, shattered countless others. …read more Source: ABC...
Israeli leader calls for mass Jewish influx after attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt message that has upset some of Israel’s friends in Europe. Netanyahu issued his call during the weekly meeting of his...
Photos: (Some) quiet on the Eastern Front: photos from Ukraine’s cease-fire
The cannonade ceased and guns fell suddenly silent across eastern Ukraine at midnight Saturday as a cease-fire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels took effect. As of Sunday afternoon, the truce held in much of the country, but rebels had already launched new attacks against the town of Debaltseve, which sits astride a strategically...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Largely Holds, Despite Shelling Reports
The cease-fire took effect Sunday morning, but there have already been accusations of shelling in the city of Debaltseve. NPR’s Arun Rath talks to Karoun Demirjian from The Washington Post on the latest from the conflict zone.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine, World Leaders Agree to Next Phase of Cease-Fire
The Ukrainian president held a telephone conference Sunday with the world leaders who forged a cease-fire to the violence in eastern part of the country. …read more Source:...
