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    Ukraine forces and EU diplomacy take heavy blow as rebels seize key town
    Feb19

    Ukraine forces and EU diplomacy take heavy blow as rebels seize key town

    A newly forged cease-fire all but collapsed as government troops withdrew from the transit hub of Debaltseve in what appears to be another implicit victory for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Christian Science...

    Ukrainian call for U.N. peacekeepers runs into trouble

    ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — A Ukrainian appeal for international peacekeepers to calm its war-ravaged east ran into quick trouble Thursday after pro-Moscow rebels and Russian officials said any such mission would violate a peace deal reached last week. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...

    Ukraine crisis: Timeline
    Feb19

    Ukraine crisis: Timeline

    CNBC’s Phil Han revisits the crisis in Ukraine that first began in 2013. …read more Source:...

    Lukashenka Says Belarus Ready For Dialogue With NATO
    Feb19

    Lukashenka Says Belarus Ready For Dialogue With NATO

    Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka says his country is ready for a “constructive dialogue” with NATO. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Crisis: Russia Says Calls For UN Peacekeepers Will ‘Destroy’ Minsk Accords
    Feb19

    Ukraine Crisis: Russia Says Calls For UN Peacekeepers Will ‘Destroy’ Minsk Accords

    The Ukrainian government’s call on Thursday for United Nations peacekeepers to deploy in eastern Ukraine is a move to “destroy the Minsk accords,” said Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s Ambassador to the UN, according to BBC. Eastern separatists, allegedly backed by the Russian military, ignored a ceasefire agreed upon in Minsk last week in...

    Polish leader holds ‘difficult’ talks with Hungary’s Orban
    Feb19

    Polish leader holds ‘difficult’ talks with Hungary’s Orban

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime minister of Poland, one of Europe’s most critical voices on Russia, has held what she called “honest and difficult talks” with her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, who faces sharp criticism in the West for cultivating closer ties with Russia. Ewa Kopacz and Orban met Thursday in Warsaw, part of an effort...

    Ukraine retreats from key town
    Feb19

    Ukraine retreats from key town

    The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany spoke Thursday by phone in an apparent attempt to shore up a ceasefire deal shaken by Ukraine’s forced retreat from a key town. …read more Source:...

    Raw: Ukraine Forces Leaving Strategic Town
    Feb19

    Raw: Ukraine Forces Leaving Strategic Town

    A Ukrainian military spokesman said on Thursday that more than 90 per cent of its forces have been withdrawn from the fiercely contested town of Debaltseve and its surroundings. (Feb. 19) …read more Source: USA...

    Russia, Separatists Dismiss Ukraine Call For Peacekeepers
    Feb19

    Russia, Separatists Dismiss Ukraine Call For Peacekeepers

    Russia has dismissed Ukraine’s calls for UN-mandated peacekeepers to enforce a shaky cease-fire deal in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Europe Tries To Salvage Ukraine Ceasefire As Fighting Rages
    Feb19

    Europe Tries To Salvage Ukraine Ceasefire As Fighting Rages

    DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — Rebel fighters, many of them Cossacks, roamed the streets of Debaltseve on Thursday, a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town. The mood was celebratory, with fighters laughing, hugging each other and posing for photos. Associated Press journalists drove Thursday around half of the town that...