Section: The Christian Science Monitor (USA)
Ukraine crisis: Merkel urges talks as Obama weighs lethal arms for Kiev (+video)
The German chancellor insists that diplomacy is the only way to resolve the worsening fighting in Ukraine, while US hawks argue that Kiev needs to be empowered to defend itself against the Russia-backed rebels. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Ukraine crisis: Merkel urges talks as Obama weighs lethal arms for Kiev
The German chancellor insists that diplomacy is the only way to resolve the worsening fighting in Ukraine, while US hawks argue that Kiev needs to be empowered to defend itself against the Russia-backed rebels. …read more Source: Christian Science...
EU holds off on new Russian sanctions until Minsk meeting on Ukraine
The EU foreign ministers are throwing their weight behind fresh diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Can 4 world leaders end fighting in Ukraine?
Four countries hope to draft a plan that would renew September’s much-violated Ukraine-Russia peace accord. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Hollande: ‘Rather strong’ autonomy for east Ukraine on the table
French President Francois Hollande, traveling to Kiev and Moscow with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said a deal to end the Ukraine crisis could include a demilitarized zone and greater autonomy for the separatist eastern region. …read more Source: Christian Science...