Section: Newsweek (USA)
Ukraine Truce Fades as Sides Refuse to Withdraw Big Guns
The peace deal, which only came into force this weekend, already looks under threat. …read more Source:...
Heavy Shelling Hits Ukraine Town Where Rebels Reject Ceasefire
The town of Debaltseve came under heavy shelling despite the ceasefire being announced. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Rebels Disavow Ceasefire at Encircled Town
The ceasefire was broadly observed along the frontlines, but one commander said it did not apply to Debaltseve. …read more Source:...
Rebels Fight For Territory Ahead of Ukraine Ceasefire, Kiev Military Says
The ceasefire will take effect at midnight. …read more Source:...
Russian Parliament Warns Europe’s Longstanding Peace in Jeopardy
An extraordinary letter, addressed to major European bodies, compares the Ukraine crisis to WW2. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Crimea-Based Black Sea Fleet Carries Out Practice Drills
The drills come just days before the beginning of the ceasefire agreed to start on Sunday. …read more Source:...
Fighting Rages in Run-Up to Ukraine Ceasefire
A ceasefire is due to come into effect Sunday under the agreement, envisages a withdrawal of heavy weaponry. …read more Source:...
‘Heavy Political Cost’ Attached to $17.5bn IMF Loan to Kiev
The IMF today agreed a $17.5 (€15.5) billion loan to Ukraine as part of an economic reform deal, designed to cut state spending, bureaucracy and corruption, and boost the Ukrainian economy in the medium term. Ukraine was reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy, with the war against pro-Russian separatists costing around $8 million per day,...
ECB Raises Pressure on Greece as Tsipras Meets EU Peers
The European Central Bank raised the pressure on Greece to extend an international bailout deal on Thursday, as new leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told EU leaders austerity was killing his economy and an alternative had to be found. After euro zone finance ministers failed to agree a joint statement about a way forward on Greece’s...
Russia ‘Sent Tanks and Artillery to Rebels During Peace Talks’, Says Kiev
The Russian armed forces sent 50 tanks, along with a succession of artillery and military supplies to territories held by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, while the leaders of the two countries were debating a ceasefire for the region last night, a Ukrainian defence and security spokesman has said. While Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko and...
