Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Analysis: NATO expansion at heart of Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Cold War didn’t end. It just took on a 24-year pause. The East-West showdown over Ukraine makes that clear. As the non-Russian republics broke free in the Soviet collapse and Eastern European Soviet satellite countries snapped the chains of Moscow’s dominion, common wisdom held that the … …read...
US says Russia violating ‘spirit’ of Ukraine peace deal
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration on Friday accused Russia and pro-Russian separatists of violating “the spirit” of a peace deal for Ukraine with weapons shipments and intensified fighting before a ceasefire takes effect this weekend. The allegations came as fierce fighting surged in eastern Ukraine as the separatists...
Obama administration warily eyes Ukraine-Russia cease-fire while mulling arms support
The Obama administration said Friday that it is still weighing whether to provide U.S. weapons to Ukraine’s military and that the success or failure of a delicate peace deal reached this week to end the nation’s conflict with Russia-backed separatists will affect the calculus of the decision. Administration officials said …...
Ukraine battles persist ahead of cease-fire deadline
LUHANSKE, Ukraine (AP) — Fierce fighting surged in east Ukraine as Russian-backed separatists mounted a major and sustained new push Friday to capture a strategic railway hub ahead of a weekend cease-fire deadline. Clashes appeared only to have increased in the day since a peace agreement was sealed in the … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine peace deal brokered by European leaders
The Obama administration on Thursday cautiously embraced the peace deal brokered by Germany and France to end Ukraine’s civil war, despite critics who say Russia and the Ukrainian separatists it is backing got the better of the deal, solidifying their hold on disputed territory while delaying any expanded Western military …...
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New peace deal reached for eastern Ukraine; Cease-fire on Sunday but questions remain MINSK, Belarus (AP) – The peace deal reached Thursday for Ukraine, if it holds, would be a partial win for both Moscow and Kiev: Ukraine retains the separatist eastern regions and regains control of its border with … …read more Source: The...
White House takes wait-and-see approach to Russia-Ukraine deal
The Obama administration on Thursday praised a deal to potentially end the violence in eastern Ukraine but also expressed skepticism that Moscow will live up to the terms of the agreement. Russian President Vladimir Putin said a cease-fire between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces will go into effect Sunday. The … …read more...
Vladimir Putin: Leaders agree on deal for Ukraine cease-fire
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the warring parties in the Ukrainian conflict have agreed on a cease-fire beginning midnight on Saturday and a division line for withdrawing heavy weapons. After 15 hours of talks in the Belarusian capital, Putin said agreements had been signed, one declaring … …read more...
US army to start training Ukrainian troops, commander says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – The U.S. military plans in March to start training Ukrainian soldiers who are battling Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, a top U.S. military commander in Europe said Wednesday. U.S. Army Europe Commander Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said a battalion of U.S. soldiers would train three battalions … …read...
Key sticking points in Ukraine peace talks: borders/buffers
MOSCOW (AP) – Significant differences remain between Ukraine and Russia as their leaders gather for crucial talks that aim to end the fighting between the Russian-backed separatists and government forces that has torn up eastern Ukraine. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, who are brokering...
