Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)
‘It’s Capture or Death’: Ukraine Soldiers Recount Painful Retreat
Lt. Yuriy Prekharya led his 50 men on a 14-mile overnight march through separatist lines out of Debaltseve. As dawn broke, he was among the first of hundreds of soldiers to arrive at Ukrainian forces’ closest checkpoint. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
EU Preparing to Move Against Gazprom
European Union authorities will soon move ahead with a long-running antimonopoly case against Russian energy giant Gazprom despite the crisis raging in the Ukraine, European Union competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in an interview …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Troops Begin Pullback From Debaltseve
Ukraine began withdrawing its troops from the embattled railway hub of Debaltseve after pro-Russia rebels overran much of the town despite last week’s European-brokered cease-fire deal. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Putin Warns on Ukraine Weapon Deliveries
Deliveries of weapons to Ukraine’s army will only lead to a greater loss of lives in the conflict between Kiev and pro-Russia separatists, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Budapest Tuesday. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Fresh Fighting in Ukraine Threatens Cease-Fire
Russian-backed separatists fought street-to-street to oust Ukrainian forces from the strategic transport hub of Debaltseve, further darkening hopes for a European-brokered cease-fire that was negotiated last week. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Truce Fades in Fight for Key Town
Fighting for Debaltseve has become the biggest challenge to the cease-fire that went into effect at midnight Saturday and was supposed to end months of conflict. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Strained by Violence
Ukraine’s 36-hour-old cease-fire came under pressure as fighting blazed around a contested eastern city and elsewhere, with both sides warning the violence is too intense to begin pulling back heavy weapons as mandated. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Japan Stocks Gain on GDP Data
Stocks in Japan were up with the country pulling out of a recession in the final months of 2014, although the latest conflicting stories out of Greece and Ukraine kept a cap on gains in Asia. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Largely Being Respected
The cease-fire between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists was largely being observed on its first day despite sporadic exchanges of fire, the head of an international monitoring mission said. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Both Sides Vow to Abide Uneasy Truce in Ukraine
Kiev and Russia-backed separatists warily ordered their forces to abide by a cease-fire as it took effect, even after fighting had surged in the days and hours before the truce deadline. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
