Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine Ceasefire Agreement: Who Came Out On Top In Minsk?
A 17-hour negotiating marathon in Minsk, Belarus, among Russian, Ukrainian, German and French leaders over the crisis in Ukraine ended Thursday morning with both Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists giving concessions to end the fighting in the east of the country. Doubts over how long the new Minsk agreement will last, including its ceasefire set...
Days Of Fighting Ahead In Ukraine As Territory Up For Grabs Before Minsk Ceasefire Takes Effect
A new Ukraine ceasefire deal was reached during overnight negotiations in Minsk, Belarus on Thursday, but that does not mean fighting on the ground is ending — until the ceasefire comes into effect Sunday at midnight. The deal will also not require troops to withdraw from territory already gained. …read more Source: International...
Ukraine Crisis: Cease-Fire Deal Is A Fragile, Ambiguous Pact
Thursday’s ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine came as a result of a whirlwind of transcontinental diplomacy that ended in a deal signed after an all-night session in Minsk, Belarus, involving the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. But the eleventh-hour deal is a fragile pact that could very well unravel if leaders...
Minsk Ceasefire Deal: Full Text Of Agreement Between Russia, Ukraine, Germany And France
A ceasefire deal was reached Thursday after marathon talks in the Belarusian capital Minsk aimed at ending the ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine. The deal stipulates that a ceasefire will go into effect between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists starting on Sunday, followed by a withdrawal of heavy weapons alongside constitutional...
France Could Deliver Mistral Warship To Russia By March After Ukraine Ceasefire Agreement, Report Says
A Russian “military diplomatic source” expressed optimism Thursday that France could complete its long-delayed delivery of a Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia by March, according to independent Russian news agency Interfax. …read more Source: International Business...
Ceasefire Deal Announced For Ukraine After Minsk Meeting That Lasted For 17 Hours
Leaders of Russia, Germany, Ukraine and France said Thursday in Minsk after 17-hour talks that they have reached a ceasefire deal and will pull out heavy weapons from the violence-torn eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire will begin Saturday midnight. “We have agreed upon the basic points,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said, according...
Putin-Poroshenko Handshake: Ukraine’s Minsk Meeting Starts Off Icy [PHOTOS AND VIDEOS]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the second time to discuss a solution to the eastern Ukraine conflict Wednesday. Their icy handshake and body language mirrored their interactions in September, when they signed an ultimately doomed peace accord. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Minsk Meeting: Peace Talks Breed Skepticism After Continued Fighting, Failed First Accord
Ukraine peace talks in Minsk, Belarus are underway on Wednesday, as heads of state of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have all arrived there to negotiate a lasting peace in eastern Ukraine. Continued fighting there and the impotency of a comprehensive resolution signed in Minsk in September raise questions about the effectiveness of a...
Ukraine Crisis: Porokoshenko Considers Martial Law If Peace Summit Fails, Violence Continues
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that his government will consider the installation of martial law throughout the nation if fighting continues to escalate between Ukraine’s military forces and pro-Russian separatist rebels. The declaration came just hours before Poroshenko was slated to meet with Russian President...
Rebel Attacks Kill 19 Ukrainian Soldiers Near Rail Junction In East: Kiev Military
(Reuters) – Nineteen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 78 wounded in rebel attacks near the key railway town of Debaltseve, which government troops are defending, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. “In shelling, rocket attacks and military clashes, Ukraine lost 19 soldiers including 17 members of the armed forces and two...
