EU chair Latvia sees opening with Russia on Ukraine
He declined to comment on whether a summit was likely between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian, German and French counterparts following plans for the four foreign ministers to meet. Rinkevics said he had spoken to German Foreign .
Ministers Agree to Four-Way Talks on Ukraine Crisis Next.
BERLIN/KIEV ��� The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk peace plan, Germany said on��.
Kerry in Ukraine for Talks with Poroshenko
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, while the leaders of France and Germany announced they are also heading to Ukraine with a new peace proposal. Ahead of Kerrys arrival, a senior State.
Ukraine peace talks collapse as death toll mounts
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers and ten civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours in east Ukraine, Kiev authorities said, after the collapse of peace talks dimmed hopes of a ceasefire. Peace talks on Ukraine collapsed after just four hours with no.
NATOs Stoltenberg Says Fewer Clashes in Eastern Ukraine
Fighting between Kievs forces and pro-Russian rebels has eased in eastern Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was quoted on Monday as saying.. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier hosts his counterparts from France, Russia and Ukraine on Monday in Berlin to discuss the progress on the Minsk peace plan and assess whether there is enough common ground for a four-way summit. Translation Is New Weapon in Propaganda War.
Ukraine and rebels to seek peace plan, ceasefire on Friday.
Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said in a statement that the separatists would also order a ceasefire, from one hour later, provided that Kievs representatives signed up to a peace plan at the Minsk meeting.. The Ukrainian president was invited to meet U.S. President Barack Obama, Germanys Angela Merkel, Frances Francois Hollande and other Western leaders at a summit of NATO in Wales hosted by Britains David Cameron. ���To the east, Russia has��.
Ukraine looking more like Poland on the brink of. - Reuters
Ukrainian servicemen attend a ceremony to bless ambulances in the Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy Cathedral (St. Michaels Golden-Domed Cathedral) in central Kiev January 27, 2015.. for Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists captured the airport at Donetsk, a bright new terminal now reduced to rubble, last week.. Both did declare war on Germany when it attacked Poland, but they did too little else, too slowly, and their armies were smashed in France by the Wehrmacht.
U.S. Preparing New Round of Sanctions on Russia Over.
Earlier, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko announced the main pro-Russian rebel leader said they would both order ceasefires on Friday, provided that an agreement was signed on a new peace plan. Rhodes said the��.
Ukraine Overturns Its Non-Bloc Status. What Next With NATO?
. countrys non-bloc status. As NATO is certainly not eager for war-torn Ukraine to join its ranks, Steven Pifer explains the practicalities of what this move means for Ukraines security framework.. A decision to take in new members is a weighty one and requires a consensus vote, as Article 5 of the NATO treaty commits allies to consider an attack against one as an attack against all.. The German, French and other leaders resisted and blocked consensus. If anything��.
NATO Skeptical About Cease-Fire, Threatens New Russia.
NATO leaders made clear at a summit in Wales that their military alliance would not use force to defend Ukraine but planned tougher economic sanctions against Russia.
UPDATE 1-Merkel sets high bar for lifting of Russia sanctions
German leader says progress on Minsk not enough. * Merkel praises Kiev for ambitious reform plans (Adds quotes, detail throughout). By Andreas Rinke. BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Europe could not .
Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse, Kiev and Separatists Trade.
Peace talks on Ukraine collapsed on Saturday after just over four hours with no tangible progress towards a new ceasefire but with Ukraines representative and separatist envoys angrily accusing each other of sabotaging the meeting.. Shortly before the Minsk talks broke up, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Russias Vladimir Putin in a three-way phone call had expressed the hope the meeting would at least produce a��.
Death toll rises in Ukraine after peace talks fail
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which took part in the talks in Minsk, Belarus, along with envoys from Ukraine and Russia, said that rebel delegates had not been ready to discuss key points of a peace plan.. Russian.
Ukraine crisis: Peace talks between Kiev, separatist rebels end without.
The outcome dashed hopes that a new ceasefire could be put together soon to stem nine months of conflict pitting Ukrainian government forces against Russian-backed separatists who have declared peoples republics in eastern Ukraine. Mediators from .
Shelling hits Ukraine bus, killing 10, as airport battle worsens
Moscow denies this. Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France scrapped plans to hold a summit in Kazakhstan later this week because of the failure to implement a four-month-old ceasefire agreement fully and there was no sign of when it might be rescheduled.
US Joins Europe in Effort to End Fighting in Ukraine. - NEWS
The leaders of Germany and France reportedly fly to Kiev and Moscow with new Ukraine peace plan as Nato bolsters eastern Europe against Russia and EU agrees new sanctions. Follow the latest developments.. It could even come from within Putins entourage, many of whose members are unhappy with things as they are but who are generally ���unprepared for action��� although they would accept a new leader with alacrity. According to Satarov, sanctions are��.
US Joins Europe in Effort to End Fighting in Ukraine. - NEWS
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. The leaders of Germany and France reportedly fly to Kiev and Moscow with new Ukraine peace plan as Nato bolsters eastern Europe��.
German, French leaders take new Ukraine peace plan to Kiev, Moscow
PARIS/KIEV (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on Thursday, planning to fly together to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to resolve the conflict that could be acceptable to all. The coordinated trip by .
Ukraines President Poroshenko Appoints New Defense.
In Berlin on Wednesday the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine, after talks with German and French ministers, supported a further meeting of a contact group involving separatist leaders and aimed at trying to work out conditions for a more. Though Poroshenko won backing on the military shake-up, a debate on decentralization proposals for the regions, which is part of his peace plan, ran into trouble when a key coalition partner came out against them.
Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which took part in the talks in Minsk, Belarus, along with envoys from Ukraine and Russia, said rebel delegates had not been ready to discuss crucial points of a peace plan. In fact, they.
Ukraine, rebels hold fresh peace talks as fighting rages in east
In a three-way phone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande discussed the situation in Ukraine which has brought the worst crisis in Russia-West relations since the end of the Cold.
Looming Economic Crisis Unlikely to Change Putins Mind.
There is a growing sense of foreboding as fighting between Ukrainian government forces and separatists intensifies, complicating efforts to arrange summit talks involving Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. Each side fears the other plans a new military offensive; Ukraine is mobilizing new troops and Russia and the pro-Russian separatists have stepped up their rhetoric against Kievs pro-Western leaders. Even though the rubles decline, the fall of oil prices and��.
Poroshenko Ends Cease-Fire, Promises to Attack Rebels in.
Poroshenko, who accuses Russia of fanning violence in eastern Ukraine, dismissed Moscows offers to defuse the crisis, and blamed the rebels for failing to keep to the truce or follow a peace plan that he had outlined.. Poroshenkos announcement came after a four-way phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and German and French leaders aimed at helping end the crisis in Ukraines Russian-speaking east where government forces have been battling��.
Latvia Says EU Will Lift Sanctions on Russia in Case of.
Kiev and Moscow blame each other for the failure to implement the Minsk agreement in a conflict in which more than 4,700 people have been killed since mid-April in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting. However, Germany and France have raised doubts on whether such a four-way summit can take place without further progress on the Minsk peace plan, which was agreed in September.. Look Whos Getting a New Fleet of Attack Choppers
Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail.
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) ��� Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as pro-Russian separatists used artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces from a strategic rail hub after peace talks collapsed.. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a three-way phone conversation with German and French leaders Angela Merkel Francois Hollande in which they expressed their disappointment, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said.
New round of peace talks on Ukraine set for Wednesday: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - A new round of peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine will be held in Berlin on Wednesday evening with the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France taking part, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Ukraine: Russian-Backed Separatists Just Made Another Land Grab
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Tuesday accused pro-Russian separatists of taking advantage of a ceasefire deal signed last September to seize more territory in the east and said Kiev would demand its return in any future peace talks. Foreign Minister.
News Roundup and Notes: February 5, 2015
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Putin Holds the Key to Peace in Eastern Ukraine | News.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is central to any peace resolution in Ukraine, but he is willing to keep the world guessing over his next move.. By then, however, Kremlin statements on Putins telephone calls with foreign leaders showed the focus of discussions with foreign leaders had shifted from the humanitarian situation to the peaceful regulation of the political crisis in Ukraine, indicating a peace plan was taking shape by mid-August. Putin spoke to German��.
Peace Talks In Ukraine Collapse Amid Fighting In Donetsk
Rebel leaders Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitskiy did not attend the negotiations in Minsk, according to Bloomberg. The former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said the self-declared leaders from the Donetsk and Luhansk republics refused to .
The War In Ukraine Is Back On
Moscow appears to be using the offensive to extract a new settlement from Kiev and the West. Originally. The fragile five-month peace in eastern Ukraine looked to be in tatters on Saturday after a rain of rocket fire killed scores of civilians.
Ukraine peace talks collapse
Shortly before the Minsk talks broke up, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Russias Vladimir Putin in a three-way phone call had expressed the hope the meeting would at least produce a ceasefire agreement. More.