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Ukraine army, rebels face deadline to start weapons pullback
LUHANSKE, Ukraine — Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, but Associated Press reporters saw no signs of it on the ground.Ukrainian military spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh said in televised comments Tuesday that the separatists...
Battle persists for Ukraine railway hub, despite peace deal
LUHANSKE, Ukraine — Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week. …read more Source: Boston...
Both sides claim violations after Ukraine cease-fire starts
KIEV, Ukraine — A cease-fire was declared in east Ukraine at a minute after midnight Sunday, kindling slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives.But within two hours of the cease-fire’s scheduled start, the warring sides were already trading accusations of fresh attacks.International attention will be...
Cease-fire period begins in Ukraine
KIEV, 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.Under an agreement struck last week, both Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatist rebels were to hold their fire as of one minute...
Fierce fighting in Ukraine as cease-fire deadline approaches
SVITLODARSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists rocketed each other with heavy artillery fire Saturday — shelling that extended far beyond any front lines — as the hours ticked down to a cease-fire that was supposed to start at midnight.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared he would consider imposing martial law if...
Ukraine fighting persists as cease-fire time approaches
SVITLODARSK, Ukraine — Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people.Associated Press reporters saw the artillery barrage near the town of Svitlodarsk as well as...
Putin: Leaders agree deal for Ukraine cease-fire
MINSK, Belarus — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday emerged from marathon Ukraine peace talks by announcing a new cease-fire deal, but questions remained whether Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels have agreed on its terms.Putin told reporters that the cease-fire will be effective starting from Sunday, but he added that he and Ukrainian...
Germany: Top-level talks on Ukraine peace resuming in Minsk
BERLIN — Germany’s Foreign Ministry says talks between senior officials from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine to pave the way for a summit of leaders in Minsk will resume in the Belarusian capital.The ministry says that officials from the four countries will meet again in Minsk Tuesday evening, following a meeting in Berlin until late...
Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine ahead of peace talks
SARTANA, Ukraine — Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified on Tuesday ahead of much-anticipated peace talks, with both sides claiming significant advances and the government accusing the rebels of shelling a town far behind the front lines.The intense fighting, which the U.N. says has killed more than 5,300 people since April, comes ahead of a...
EU ministers urge Russia to free imprisoned Ukraine pilot
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers have launched a plea for Russia to free a Ukrainian air force officer who has been on hunger strike in a Russian prison.Fourteen EU ministers and the French ambassador on Monday held pictures of Nadezhda Savchenko and urged Russian authorities to free the “illegally abducted Ukrainian...
