Section: KXAN (USA)
EU to send armored cars to monitor Ukraine ceasefire
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — A top EU official says the 28-member bloc will provide armored cars and satellite imagery to monitor a cease-fire in Ukraine but is undecided whether to commit troops to a proposed U.N.-mandated peacekeeping mission. Maciej Popowski, deputy secretary general for EU’s External Action Service, said Thursday the EU “there...
UK defense chief says Russia poses threat to Baltics
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense minister has said Russia poses a “real and present danger” to European security, as Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to escort Russian warplanes off the British coast. The Ministry of Defense said Thursday that RAF Typhoon jets escorted two Russian bombers away from British airspace after they approached...
French, German leaders try to save faltering Ukraine truce
PARIS (AP) — The French president says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia about the cease-fire that has been faltering amid fierce fighting over the eastern town of Debaltseve. Ukrainian forces began abandoning Debaltseve on Wednesday after weeks of heavy fighting against Russia-backed...
French, German leaders try to save faltering Ukraine truce
PARIS (AP) — The French president says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia about the cease-fire that has been faltering amid fierce fighting over the eastern town of Debaltseve. Ukrainian forces began abandoning Debaltseve on Wednesday after weeks of heavy fighting against Russia-backed...
Ukraine: withdrawal from besieged town 90 percent complete
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian military spokesman says more than 90 percent of its forces have been withdrawn from the fiercely contested town of Debaltseve and its surroundings, but left unclear when the retreat might be completed. Ukrainian forces began abandoning Debaltseve on Wednesday after weeks of heavy fighting against Russia-backed...
Rebels raise flag in newly captured town
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have hoisted their flag over an embattled town that is a key railroad hub in the eastern part of the country. There’s been relentless fighting for control of the town — Debaltseve (deh-BALT’-seh-vuh) — in the past few weeks. And Ukraine’s president confirms that he has...
Strategic rail hub of Debaltseve falls as Ukrainian president says government troops are pulling out
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — A strategic rail hub in eastern Ukraine has fallen to rebel forces today after weeks of relentless fighting. Ukrainian forces have been seen retreating from the battlefield and Ukraine’s president confirms that he has ordered troops to pull out of Debaltseve. The town links the two major separatist cities of...
Ukraine says rebels continue their onslaught on Debaltseve
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia-back rebels are continuing their onslaught on the railroad junction of Debaltseve, the epicenter of fighting between the separatist and government troops in eastern Ukraine. Fierce fighting around the town linking two major separatist cities rages on despite a cease-fire which went into...
Putin suggests US is sending arms to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that the United States is already delivering weapons to Ukraine. At a news conference Tuesday in Budapest with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Putin was asked how he assessed the possible consequences if the United States decides to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine in its fight...
Hungary says agreement reached on new gas deal with Russia
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says his country has reached a “political agreement” with Moscow on a new gas deal, Hungary’s main aim in hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday after his meeting with Putin that only “technical” details needed to be finalized on the deal...
