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    Ukraine Begins Heavy Weapons Withdrawal

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ukraine’s military has begun the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line in the eastern part of the country as part of a truce. Ukraine’s ministry of defence said the pullout of 100mm calibre artillery “is the first step” and will be […] More

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    Russia Criticizes Ukraine’s Call for UN Intervention

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has criticized Ukraine’s call for the deployment of UN peacekeeping force in eastern Ukraine. Churkin said the call was a destructive move and “raises suspicions that he (Ukraine President) wants to destroy the Minsk accords.” […] More

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    Ukraine Troops Withdraw From Key Town

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ukraine forces have begun withdrawing from the embattled town of Debaltseve, Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko announced on Wednesday. The President said 80 per cent of Ukraine’s troops had vacated the key town on Wednesday morning, with more to follow. Fighting over the town, […] More

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    Clashes Threaten Ceasefire Pact In Ukraine

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Sporadic clashes in Eastern Ukraine may be threatening the ceasefire pact agreed upon by leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, more than 24 hours after it was supposed to have taken effect. According to the Ukrainian military Command, the pro-Russian rebels had […] More

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    Ukraine President Orders Ceasefire

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s president has said a truce agreed with pro-Russian rebels in the east must be honored, as he ordered the army to stop fighting. Poroshenko said, “perhaps the last chance for peace won’t be lost,” adding that agreements “must be honoured, […] More

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    Russia, Ukraine, leaders Agree on Cease-Fire

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In an effort to bring an end to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have agreed on a cease-fire deal following marathon talks in Germany. The ceasefire, which would begin on February 15, would involve the withdrawal […] More

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    Ukraine Rebels To Recruit 100,000 Fighters

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Pro-Russian separatist leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, has revealed plans to recruit 100,000 men even as fighting with Ukrainian forces intensifies. The separatists plans to push government forces out of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and are hoping to capture the key town […] More

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    Ukraine: US May Extend Sanctions On Russia

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow United States Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, has said that the U.S. may extend sanctions on Russia because of the increasing violence in east Ukraine. Lew, who spoke during a visit to Kiev, Ukraine, said the U.S. would consider “further restrictive measures” on Russia’s […] More