Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)
Moscow talks fail to produce a Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW — European leaders on Friday broke from last-ditch negotiations without reaching an agreement to calm an escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine, as new splits opened between the United States and Europe over whether to bolster Ukrainian forces with arms shipments. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
French, German leaders push new peace plan for east Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Carrying a peace plan that reportedly incorporates proposals from Russia, the leaders of Germany and France met Thursday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a hastily arranged mission to bring an end to the accelerated fighting in the east of the country. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — As Ukrainian troops fought Monday to defend a strategic railway hub, Russian-backed separatists pledged to boost the size of their force and Washington pondered whether to expand its assistance to Ukraine to include lethal aid. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Clashes intensify between Armenia, Azerbaijan
AGDAM, Azerbaijan — Overshadowed by the fighting in Ukraine, another armed conflict in the former Soviet Union — between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh — has escalated with deadly ferocity in recent months, killing dozens of soldiers on each side and pushing the countries perilously close to open war. …read...
Cease-fire talks resume on Ukraine
ARTEMOVSK, Ukraine — Envoys representing Ukraine, Russia and a European monitoring group opened a new round of cease-fire talks Saturday aimed at ending a 2-week-old flare-up in violence in the Ukraine war. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
EU moves toward tougher Russian penalties over Ukraine conflict
BERLIN — European Union governments moved toward imposing further economic sanctions on Russia, casting a pall over plans to resume talks Friday in Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
World Briefs: Ukrainian rebels move to seize hub
DONETSK, Ukraine — Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine said Wednesday they have almost fully encircled government forces in a town that hosts a strategic railway hub, putting them within grasp of a decisive new victory. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Last survivors recall Auschwitz, ask if lessons learned
OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Around 300 survivors of the Auschwitz death camp were gathering today to mark 70 years since its liberation by Soviet troops, joined by world leaders for a commemoration held in the shadow of war in Ukraine and a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russia defiant after more threats from West over Ukraine
MOSCOW — A defiant President Vladimir Putin on Monday called the Ukrainian army a “NATO foreign legion,” reflecting his readiness to stand up to the West regardless of rising economic costs, as Standard & Poor’s rating agency downgraded Russia’s credit rating to junk. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Rebels press Ukraine offensive
KIEV, Ukraine — Pro-Moscow rebels, backed by what NATO said is the open participation of Russian troops, pressed on with their offensive Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
