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US president and German chancellor Merkel hold news conference; Lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine an option, Obama says; Merkel warns no guarantee upcoming Ukraine talks will work. German chancellor Merkel warned that the Ukrainian cease-fire talks planned for Wednesday in Minsk were not guaranteed to work, but said ���I myself would actually be not be able to live without having made this attempt... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8281990.stm.
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Meanwhile, a truce in eastern Ukraine appears to be holding.. Ukraine crisis began a year ago, when then-President Viktor Yanukovych abandoned an agreement on closer trade ties with EU in favour of closer co-operation with Russia.. and pro-Russian separatists took control of Donetsk and Luhansk, declaring independence. The crisis has caused a serious rift between Russia and Ukraines Western supporters. Source: BBC News Europe. Posted by Nicholas at��.
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He also said that from Russia there will be no military intervention (in Ukraine), we are for an exclusively peaceful resolution of that most serious crisis, that tragedy. Russia Today filmed the BBCs John Sweeney confronting Mr Putin directly about.
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Talks between Poroshenko and his German and French counterparts - who unexpectedly jetted into Kiev on Thursday with a new peace proposal - give hope for a ceasefire, the Ukrainian presidency said in a statement. There was no joint. The plan.
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The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France plan to resume negotiations on the Donbass war within the next few days to discuss the implementation of the September Minsk agreement.. President Petro Poroshenko will take part in the meeting, along with leaders of Germany, France and Russia, according to a Tass Russian News Agency article Donetsk republic representative says Astana meeting may break deadlock on Ukraine crisis (Dec 30).
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Donetsk Airport drone footage shows how it has been destroyed by conflict
The eery footage, which shows abandoned planes standing next to the shrapnel-covered runway, appears to have been recorded by a Ukrainian soldier with a portable drone.. On a visit to Kiev today, US Vice President Joe Biden said Russia should.
Report: Hamas offers Israel 10 conditions for a 10 year truce.
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Putin Expresses Hope For Permanent Ukraine Ceasefire
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he hopes a permanent ceasefire will soon be agreed in Ukraine, after talks in Moscow with French counterpart Francois Hollande.. meeting in Belarus would try to confirm the timetable for implementing the (original) Minsk agreements. More than 4,300 people have died and almost one million have been displaced, the UN says, since the crisis in Ukraine began in April. Source: BBC News Europe.
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Nigerian Officials Claim of Boko Haram Cease-Fire Met With Skepticism
Claims by a Nigerian official that a cease-fire with the Boko Haram terrorist group has been reached were met with widespread skepticism Friday in Washington -- and even in Nigeria -- with experts in both countries saying it was likely either a case of.
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Israeli military begins ground offensive in Gaza | World news.
Israeli tanks, infantry and engineering units were ordered to launch a broad front assault on Gaza on Thursday by Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu as last ditch-efforts to secure a ceasefire deal in Cairo collapsed. Launching the assault he. A 29-year old Israeli (centre) is escorted by prison guards on Thursday after being indicted with the death of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, whose charred body was found after he was reported kidnapped. Photograph:��.
Doubts Cloud Ukraine Cease-Fire, Azerbaijani Dissident Holed Up in Swiss.
Plus, another Romanian politician ends up in handcuffs and Uzbekistan gives a popular commenter early prison release.. A cease-fire agreement reached today by officials from Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany after 17 hours of talks closely.
Kiev Ukraine News Blog: Ukraine Crisis: Shaky Ceasefire.
Ukraine Crisis: Shaky Ceasefire Holds As Talks Expected. KIEV, Ukraine. The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday a ceasefire had begun in all the positions of the anti-terrorist operation forces, Interfax Ukraine news agency reported.. Mr Poroshenko said last week that troops would observe the Day of Silence on Tuesday to try to boost the peace deal. Since the.. Ukraine Suspends Train Service To Crimea �� Ukraine And Separatists Swap Prisoners As Peace Ta.
Russia is heading for a full-fledged economic crisis warns former finance.
Russias government has pushed the country into an economic crisis by not tackling its financial problems fast enough, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin has said. His comments came as the central bank bailed out its first victim of the collapsing.
Putin announces Russia is developing new nuclear and conventional weapons.
The statement appeared to signal that the Russian leader is determined to pursue a tough course in the face of more Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Relations. The European Union is mulling a new wave of sanctions against Russia, intended.
Ceasefire holds in eastern Ukraine, exchange of POWs.
An uneasy calm prevailed in eastern Ukraine on Saturday after Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists signed a ceasefire as part of a drive to end a war that has triggered a deep crisis in relations between Russia and the West. The peace roadmap, approved by envoys in Minsk on Friday, includes the exchange of prisoners-of-war. A separatist. NATO also approved wide-ranging plans to boost its defences in eastern Europe in response to the Ukraine crisis.
Ukraine Ends Nonaligned Status, Earning Quick Rebuke From Russia
���This is counterproductive and only worsens confrontation, creates the illusion that the path of taking up such laws can solve the deep inner crisis in Ukraine,��� Mr. Lavrov told journalists.. In Minsk, representatives of Ukraine, the rebels, Russia.
Putin Urges Release Of Ukrainian Soldiers
Ukraine, meanwhile, got a boost from the International Monetary Fund, which said Friday it had approved payment of a $1.39 billion aid installment as part of a financial support package. The sum brings the total that has been paid out to $4.51 billion.
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The US has directly accused Russia of violating the ceasefire in Ukraine and joined other security council members in lining up to pour scorn on a UN resolution drafted by Moscow approving the truce... WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obamas view of the U.S. role in the Middle East and North Africa is being challenged by deepening crises in the very countries he has seen as models for his approach to the volatile region: Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya.
Ukraine Ceasefire Holds Despite Mistrust Between Rebels, Kiev
DONESTSK/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, Sept 6 (Reuters) - An uneasy calm prevailed in eastern Ukraine on Saturday after Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists signed a ceasefire as part of a drive to end a war that has triggered a deep crisis in relations .
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Mikhail Gorbachev warns the world is on the brink of a new Cold War
Tensions between the major powers have led to the brink of a new Cold War, with failures to achieve security in Europe likely to make the continent irrelevant in world affairs, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned. The 83-year-old has.
Kiev Ukraine News Blog: Ukraine Crisis: New Ceasefire.
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Ukraines Donetsk airport in tatters as UN says at least 331 have been killed.
The truce between the two sides began on September 5, but despite the agreement, hostilities have continued in Donetsk, with the UN confirming today that 331 people had been killed since the ceasefire began at a rate of 10 a day. One of the main.
President Barack Obama backs more sanctions for Russia
Ukrainian officials have been pressing the U.S. to supply its military with weapons and ammunition to fight the Russian-backed forces. Obama has resisted those requests because he fears lethal assistance would antagonize Russia and perhaps spur Moscow .
Ukraine crisis: Prisoner swap boosts ceasefire
Ukrainian government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners, a week after a ceasefire came into effect in the east of the country. A total of 139 Ukrainian soldiers were freed and 52 rebels. The exchange is the first step carried out.
Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko say ceasefire largely holding amid reports.
BBC correspondent Fergal Keane, based in Mariupol, has reported hearing powerful detonations and seeing flashes from explosions. The break in. Envoys of Ukraine, Russia, the separatist leadership and the OSCE approved the ceasefire in Minsk on.
Ukraine crisis: Fresh prisoner swaps expected / Other News
More prisoner exchanges are expected between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in the east - a day after the two sides swapped hundreds of captives, BBC reported. Ukrainian officials say they are hoping that four soldiers��.