Merkel dampens hopes of breakthrough at Putin-Poroshenko talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Sunday that closely watched talks next week between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko in Minsk were...
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Merkel says tightening Ukraine-Russian border is key to peace deal
By Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday the standoff over Ukraine could be solved but only if control was...
Rebels seen fleeing eastern town as Kiev savours military victory
By Maria Tsvetkova Pro-Russian rebels were pulling out of a flashpoint area of easternUkraine on Saturday as authorities in Kiev savoured a major military success...
Russia, Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire
By Ingrid Melander The leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire between separatists and the Ukrainian authorities and on quickly...
Ukrainian forces reclaim port city from rebels
By Pavel Polityuk and Timothy Heritage Ukrainian government forces reclaimed the port city of Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in heavy fighting on Friday and said they had regained control of a long stretch of the...
Crimea was, is and will be Ukrainian – new President Petro Poroshenko
By Richard Balmforth Petro Poroshenko took the oath on Saturday as Ukraine’s president, buoyed by Western support but facing an immediate crisis in relations with...
Rebels down Ukraine army plane on eve of Poroshenko’s swearing-in
By Thomas Grove and Alissa de Carbonnel Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army plane as fighting raged in the eastern town of Slaviansk on Friday, a...
Putin, Ukraine leader break crisis ice at D-Day event
By John Irish and Jeff Mason The leaders of Russia and Ukraine held their first talks on Friday since Moscow annexed Crimea, discussing ways to end their four-month conflict in a brief encounter during...
Hollande bids to use D-Day encounters for Ukraine thaw
By John Irish and Jeff Mason President Francois Hollande urged world leaders arriving in France on Thursday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two’s D-Day landings to use the occasion...
Battle at Donetsk; new Ukraine leader says no talks with ‘terrorists’ (update three)
By Alastair Macdonald and Yannis Behrakis UKRAINE LAUNCHED air strikes and a paratrooper assault against pro-Russian rebels who seized an airport on Monday, as its...
