Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)
Artillery attack challenges ceasefire in east Ukraine
MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Ukrainian government forces came under artillery fire late on Saturday near the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, in the first serious violation of a ceasefire declared only about 30 hours earlier. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine cease-fire begins between government forces and Russia-backed separatists
MINSK, Belarus — Ukraine, Russia and the Kremlin-backed separatists signed a cease-fire deal Friday after five months of bloodshed, even as Europe readied additional sanctions on Moscow. At the same time, NATO leaders created a new force designed to prevent any aggression by Russia against alliance members. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russian troops attack positions near key port in eastern Ukraine
MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Hopes for a rumored truce were shattered Thursday in this strategic eastern port as Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions near the city with heavy artillery and missile fire, a Ukrainian militia leader said. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Obama says NATO faces ‘testing’
TALLINN, Estonia — President Barack Obama on Wednesday called the conflict in Ukraine a “moment of testing” for the United States and Europe, and condemned Russia’s intervention as a “brazen assault” on the nation’s territorial integrity that warrants a unified response. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russia, Ukraine working on cease-fire plan
KIEV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that they are working on a deal to halt months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, but Western leaders expressed skepticism — noting that it wasn’t the first attempt to end the deadly conflict. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
EU urges sharing intelligence to avert disasters for airliners
BRUSSELS — Responding to the downing of a Malaysian passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in July, Europe’s top aviation safety agency urged national governments Wednesday to share intelligence data with aviation authorities to better enable international regulators and airlines to assess the risks of flying over conflict zones. …read...
Ukraine president says cease-fire deal agreed
KIEV, Ukraine — The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said today that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, but there was no immediate indication that the fighting would stop. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
NATO to bolster troops, equipment
WASHINGTON — Confronted by a Kremlin-backed military offensive in Ukraine, President Barack Obama and Western allies will approve plans this week to position at least 4,000 troops and military equipment in Eastern Europe, bolstering NATO’s security commitments to nervous member states near the Russian border. …read more Source:...
Putin Urges ‘Statehood’ Talks for Eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called on Ukraine on Sunday to begin talks on “the statehood” of that country’s rebellious southeast, a vague and provocative turn of phrase he used while demanding the Ukrainian government negotiate directly with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
EU sets Russia ultimatum, threatens sanctions
BRUSSELS — Despite tough rhetoric decrying Russia’s increasing military involvement in Ukraine, European Union leaders on Sunday stopped short of imposing new sanctions against Moscow right away. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
