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Clashes continue in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s military says pro-Russian separatists have attacked positions held by government troops 49 times in the past 24 hours. ||| Kiev – Fighting persisted in east Ukraine on Friday despite new European efforts to ensure a ceasefire takes hold. The Ukrainian military said pro-Russian separatists had attacked positions held by...
What happened to Kiev protesters?
A year after the Kiev uprising that ousted Viktor Yanukovych, families are still searching for loved ones. …read more Source:...
Leaders renew Ukraine ‘ceasefire’
The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire. …read more Source:...
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine showed picture on which Russian military has deployed advanced air defense systems near Debaltseve
While Ukraine is withdrawing its forces according to the Minsk agreements (February 12, 2015), Russia is increasing the presence of Russian Federation military equipment in Ukraine. On February 19, 2015, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt on his official Twitter published photo of the Russian advanced air defense systems near Debaltseve....
Russia, rebels don’t want peacekeepers
A plea from Ukraine for international peacekeepers to enforce a shattered ceasefire in the east ran into opposition from rebels and Moscow. …read more Source:...
I’m my own man – Jeb Bush
In his first major foreign policy speech since mooting a 2016 presidential run, Jeb Bush sought to distance himself from the legacy of his brother. ||| Washington – In his first major foreign policy speech since mooting a 2016 presidential run, Jeb Bush on Wednesday sought to distance himself from the legacy of his brother, admitting...
Ukraine president calls for peacekeepers
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday called for a UN-mandated peacekeeping force to monitor a tattered ceasefire deal in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany. ||| Moscow – Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered...
Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine deal
Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany. ||| Moscow – Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered...
John McCain and Lindsay Graham accused the world leaders in legitimizing the dismemberment of a sovereign nation in Europe
On February 17, 2015, U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham made the statment on developments in Ukraine. It was published on the official website of the senator John McCain. The senators blamed Chancellor of Germany, the President of France and the President of the USA in legitimizing the dismemberment of Ukraine: “The Chancellor of...