Section: Associated Press (USA)
Life under shelling in eastern Ukraine: a battle to survive
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — At the Trudovskoi bus station in Donetsk, the gossip these days focuses on whose house has been hit by shelling and where you can get food handouts…. …read more Source: Associated...
Merkel, Obama try to bridge differences on arms to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a swirl of diplomatic maneuvering, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel huddled at the White House Monday to evaluate the prospects of reviving an elusive peace plan to end the conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists…. …read more Source: Associated...
Merkel to brief Obama on four-party talks on Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are trying for a public display of unity despite a potential split over arming Ukrainian fighters to wage a more effective battle against Russian-backed separatists…. …read more Source: Associated...
Opera house in Ukrainian rebel city raises spirits
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Death and drama play out on the streets in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk almost daily…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine’s conflict a complicated puzzle
After an intense two days of shuttle diplomacy to develop a new plan for ending the fighting in Ukraine, officials from Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine are trying to refine proposals to be discussed on Sunday by the countries’ leaders…. …read more Source: Associated...
AP Interview: NATO head says Ukraine ceasefire top priority
MUNICH (AP) — The head of NATO said Friday his top priority is supporting French and German efforts to bring about a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, but if a truce is negotiated it must be monitored so the Russian-backed separatists don’t use it to regroup and rearm…. …read more Source: Associated...
Biden casts doubt on Putin’s peace commitment in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is questioning the willingness of Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek peace in Ukraine as the leaders of Germany and France are seeking such a deal in Moscow…. …read more Source: Associated...
Diplomatic push for Ukraine peace focus at Munich conference
MUNICH (AP) — Top world leaders, diplomats and defense 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: Associated...
A look at previous Ukraine peace talks and their fates
MOSCOW (AP) — Since a pro-Russian insurgency flared up in eastern Ukraine in April, international mediators have repeatedly tried to help end hostilities that have killed more than 5,300 people, according to the United Nations. This week, the leaders of France and Germany are in Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to end the fighting. Here is a...
Top NATO general warns of Russian reaction to arming Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — 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: Associated...
