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Ukrainian currency slumps as fraying peace deal raises economic fears
KIEV — Ukraine’s currency touched record lows on Monday as fears of continued violence in the rebel-held east fueled pessimism about the country’s economic future.The currency slump came as the Ukrainian military said that it would not pull back its heavy weapons from the conflict’s front lines until pro-Russian rebels fully...
Two killed in Ukraine bombing on anniversary of president’s flight
KIEV—A bomb killed two people Sunday at a march in the city of Kharkiv commemorating the first anniversary of the ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych, and Ukrainian officials said Russia was behind the attack.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukrainian call for U.N. peacekeepers runs into trouble
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — A Ukrainian appeal for international peacekeepers to calm its war-ravaged east ran into quick trouble Thursday after pro-Moscow rebels and Russian officials said any such mission would violate a peace deal reached last week. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukrainian battalion’s soldiers recall desperate run to safety
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — When the order to retreat came over the radio Wednesday, most of the Ukrainian troops under siege in Debaltseve abandoned their heavy weapons, blew up their ammunition, and then fled in convoys of trucks as pro-Russian forces shot at them along the way.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukrainian troops begin leaving embattled transport hub
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Hundreds of exhausted Ukrainian forces staged a chaotic retreat Wednesday from a strategic town besieged by pro-Russian rebels, marking a major defeat for the government and bringing uncertain consequences to efforts at ending the 10-month-old conflict.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Clashes over Ukraine rail hub test pledges to begin weapons withdrawal
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow rebels traded fire near a strategic railway hub Tuesday after a deadline to begin withdrawing heavy weapons under a cease-fire that has quieted some areas but still faces major hurdles.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
In Ukraine, doubts about cease-fire rumble in quiet areas
SHCHASTYA, Ukraine — Since a cease-fire was declared Sunday, the commander of one of the Ukrainian forces’ most well-known irregular battalions has been sitting in his office, monitoring its progress from a base just minutes from the front line. And it is making him itch.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Amid doubts, truce in Ukraine appears to take hold
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — A newly-declared cease-fire in eastern Ukraine appeared to mostly hold through the night Sunday, though both Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels had traded accusations of violations by the morning.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
U.S. alleges Russian fighting in Ukraine hours ahead of cease-fire
MOSCOW – The Obama administration on Saturday released satellite images that it said showed that the Russian army had joined rebels to mount a full-scale assault on surrounded government troops in eastern Ukraine, hours before a cease-fire set to take effect at midnight.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Exhausted by Ukraine talks, German TV reporter smokes on camera and becomes Internet star
The word “Brennpunkt,” which is the name of a special newscast watched by millions in Germany, can either be translated into English as focal or burning point. On Thursday evening, the show unintentionally lived up to its name as it has never done before, with one reporters appearing in a live shot with a lit cigarette. Rauchen? […]...
