Section: US & Canada
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:...
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...
Cease-fire period begins in Ukraine
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: WAVE 3...
Cease-Fire Period Begins In Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — 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. Under an agreement struck last week, both Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatist rebels were to hold their fire as of one...
Ukraine ceasefire comes into force
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A ceasefire agreed between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels came into force Sunday, the first step in a fragile peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of conflict in east Ukraine.The truce officially started at midnight Ukraine time (2200 GMT on Saturday) but surging fighting in the run-up to the ceasefire has...
Cease-fire period begins in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol say an array of artillery attacks hit areas near the city during the morning, as the deadline for a cease-fire creeps closer. The city’s press service reported a half-dozen rocket and mortar attacks on outlying areas Saturday morning. There was no immediate information on...
Merkel, Hollande consult with Putin ahead of cease-fire
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Obama talks cease-fire with leaders of Ukraine, Germany
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama has spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and Germany as fighting continued between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine hours before a scheduled cease-fire.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Shelling continues as Ukraine cease-fire deadline approaches
No let up in shelling by Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists near the key government-held railway hub of Debaltseve …read more Source:...
Merkel, Hollande consult with Putin ahead of cease-fire
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says the German and French leaders have spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and have stressed that a planned cease-fire in Ukraine must be adhered to fully by all involved. The government said in a statement late Saturday that Putin pointed to commitments made by the pro-Russian separatists in eastern...
