Section: US & Canada
Will Putin take the bait during peace talks?
Efforts to establish a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine after weeks of heightened violence are to be stepped up a gear Friday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels agree to evacuate civilians
Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to bring their peace plan to Moscow. …read more Source: CTV...
New European sanctions target 19, including 5 Russians, over Ukraine
The European Union is targeting 19 individuals linked to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, including five Russians, in a new list of sanctions set for approval on Monday. …read more Source: FOX...
Merkel: Germany, France to use ‘all power” for Ukraine peace
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she and French President Francois Hollande will “use all our power” on their visit to Moscow to try and stop the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. …read more...
EU Targets 19, Including 5 Russians, With New Sanctions
BRUSSELS— The European Union is targeting 19 individuals linked to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, including five Russians, in a new list of sanctions set for approval on Monday. Diplomats said Friday that a meeting of EU foreign ministers only needs to rubberstamp the list, barring a major breakthrough on the diplomatic front over the weekend....
Merkel: Germany, France will “use all our power” in Moscow visit to stop bloodshed in Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she and French President Francois Hollande will “use all our power” on their visit to Moscow to try and stop the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Merkel: Germany, France to use ‘all power” for Ukraine peace
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she and French President Francois Hollande will “use all our power” on their visit to Moscow to try and stop the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. Speaking Friday before flying to Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, Merkel said she couldn’t speculate on whether she and Hollande, who...
Rebel Convoys Head for Ukranian Rail Town to Evacuate Civilians
Convoys of buses converged from two sides on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine on Friday after separatist rebels and government forces appeared to have patched together a truce to allow civilians to be evacuated. A Reuters correspondent outside the town of Horlivka, west of Debaltseve, said around 30 empty buses were heading towards...
World leaders meet in Germany to find peace solution in Ukraine
Top world leaders, diplomats and defence officials are converging on Munich for a security conference that comes amid a frantic diplomatic push to end the violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
Ukrainian Volunteers Hold Checkpoint From Separatist Attacks
Soldiers of the Dnipro-1 volunteer unit have come under continued attacks from pro-Russian separatists at a checkpoint near the village of Pisky, north-west of Donetsk, over the past week. The men are backed up by armor from the regular Ukrainian army. In recent weeks government forces have been pushed back by a separatist offensive in eastern...
