Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)
Ukraine Talks Yield Cease-Fire Deal
The leaders of France and Germany brokered a renewed deal to end Ukraine’s conflict with Russia-backed separatists, reviving and amending a failed September cease-fire agreement. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Talks Yield Deal, Putin Says
The leaders of France and Germany brokered a renewed deal to end Ukraine’s 10-month conflict with Russia-backed separatists, reviving and amending a failed September cease-fire agreement in marathon talks that lasted through the night. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Emerging-Market Currencies Tumble
Fears of a default in Greece and an escalating conflict in Ukraine spilled over into emerging markets as investors fled for safer assets, sending currencies in Asia and other developing countries tumbling. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Battle Rages in Ukraine Ahead of Talks
Heavy fighting continued in eastern Ukraine just hours before leaders were expected to gather for a high-stakes summit to negotiate a cease-fire in the 10-month-old conflict between pro-Russian separatists and Kiev. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Forces Launch Offensive Near Mariupol
Ukrainian forces opened a new front against separatist rebels near the city of Mariupol, as the intensity of fighting in east Ukraine increased a day before a round of planned peace talks. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Obama Seeks Last Push for Ukraine Peace
President Obama said he would allow one last push for peace to play out before deciding whether to provide lethal assistance to Ukraine, as he and German Chancellor Merkel pledged to continue to working together. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
EU Delays Sanctions Amid Push for Ukraine Deal
European Union foreign ministers delayed for a week the implementation of sanctions against a new group of individuals and companies in Russia and eastern Ukraine, citing momentum behind a new peace initiative, EU officials said. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Talks to Be Held in Belarus
European leaders negotiating over the Ukraine crisis agreed to work toward a peace deal to be discussed at a summit meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Wednesday, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Deal Uncertain, Merkel Says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the prospect of peace in Ukraine as “uncertain” despite a new diplomatic push, and warned that Moscow wouldn’t back down in the conflict if the West were to deliver weapons to Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine’s Hryvnia Continues Sharp Slide
Ukraine’s currency slid 11% against the U.S. dollar, after the central bank’s decision to abandon what was effectively a currency peg sent it tumbling. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
