EU Puts Off Fresh Russia Sanctions Awaiting Minsk Talks
The European Union decided Monday to hold off temporarily on slapping sanctions on more Russians and Ukrainian separatists and await the outcome of possible peace talks later this week. With…
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Merkel to meet Obama as arming Ukraine debated
“The progress that Ukraine needs cannot be achieved with more weapons,” Merkel said. “I have grave doubts about the validity of this point.” Merkel said she believes that if the…
Crisis in Ukraine Underscores Opposing Lessons of Cold War
MUNICH — The Cold War is history, but its spirit this weekend stalked the security conference held here each winter for the past 51 years. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany…
Biden to Putin: Get out of Ukraine
READ: Merkel says Ukraine peace ‘uncertain’ after talks with Putin – Merkel is scheduled to visit Washington on Monday. The White House said she will meet with President Barack Obama…
Divisions on Display Over Western Response to Ukraine at Security Conference
MUNICH — Differences within the Western alliance over whether to send defensive arms to Ukraine were thrust into the open on Saturday when Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said she…
Shivering, Hungry and Tearful in Rebel-Held Eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine — Nikita, who has been living for several months with his mother and 1-year-old sister in a basement labyrinth of makeshift tents and rubber-bucket lavatories, explained why he…
Ukraine at crossroads: What’s next in conflict?
It’s hard to imaginebut truethat the raging conflict between Ukraine and Russia, or at least Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels, all started with a humble trade agreement. As tensions run high…
Ukraine, Rebels Agree On Humanitarian Corridor To Evacuate Civilians Trapped By Fighting
Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to…
Ukraine Insists Any Pact With Putin Must Adhere to Terms Set in September Accord
KIEV, Ukraine — As the leaders of Germany and France prepared to travel to Moscow on Friday to press President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on a deal to end…
Merkel, Hollande take new Ukraine peace plan to Moscow
The new diplomatic push comes as worsening conflict in eastern Ukraine is taking an increasingly heavy toll on civilians. Hollande said Thursday that he and Merkel would push a joint…
Designing a World of His Own
Credit Rommel Bundalian Credit Ministere de la Culture — Mediatheque du Patrimoine, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, New York Credit Nancy Borowick – Residents wait for a bus to evacuate them…
What will Putin do if U.S arms Ukraine?
That prospect is increasing as the United States openly accuses its former Cold War foe of sending tanks and troops in unmarked uniforms across the border into eastern Ukraine, boosting…
Senators Push To Arm Ukrainians
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators pushed Thursday to send arms to Ukraine, saying in a Capitol Hill news conference that the United States needs to send “defensive,…
What’s going on in Ukraine?
A serious worsening of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, which started last spring, has thrust the Eastern European nation back in the international spotlight. How bad has the situation flared…
European Leaders Push New Peace Plan For Ukraine
In a new push for peace in eastern Ukraine, the leaders of France and Germany announced Thursday they were heading to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to end the…
U.S. Joins Europe in Effort to End Fighting in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — With the White House weighing whether to send arms to Ukraine, Western nations intensified efforts Thursday to bring an end to the fighting. Angela Merkel, the German…
Ukrainian President Calls For NATO To Send Weapons Amid Conflict
BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on NATO states to send weapons to his country, saying in a newspaper interview that civilian deaths and the growing…
Putin Spending Big On Military Modernization Despite Russia’s Economic Woes
Hundreds of new Russian aircraft, tanks and missiles are rolling off assembly lines. Russian jets roar through European skies under NATO’s wary eye. Tens of thousands of troops take part…
Ukraine Shelling Hits Hospital In Rebel-Held Donetsk
Heavy shelling in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon killed at least five people and damaged a hospital, six schools and five kindergartens, local officials…
UN Criticizes Civilian Deaths In Ukraine Fighting
The United Nations on Tuesday sharply criticized both the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian rebels for turning bus stops, schools, markets and hospitals into battlegrounds where civilians are getting killed….
German Chancellor Rules Out Weapons Aid to Ukraine
BUDAPEST — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday ruled out any German supply of weapons to Ukraine, but emphasized that Europe must stay united against Russian aggression. As long as Russia…
On Front Lines in Ukraine, Rebels Are Upbeat and Eager to Advance
HORLIVKA, Ukraine — The rebel commander casually led the way down a muddy trench, shoulder high with shaved walls of moist earth, his boots slapping at wooden slabs sunk into…
Rebels Set Sights on Small Eastern Ukraine Town
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers rattled along the snowy streets here in armored personnel carriers with the hatches battened down, their helmeted heads safely below plates of steel. A few…
U.S. Considers Supplying Arms to Ukraine Forces, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — With Russian-backed separatists pressing their attacks in Ukraine, NATO’s military commander, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, now supports providing defensive weapons and equipment to Kiev’s beleaguered forces, and an…
Ukraine Fighting Continues as Talks Stall
Footage produced by “Army SOS,” a group linked to the Ukrainian army, apparently shot on Jan.15, shows aerial views of the damage to Donetsk airport after recent fighting. ARTEMOVSK, Ukraine…
A Silver Lining Coated in Coal Dust in Eastern Ukraine
In a region beset by upheaval and misfortune, coal miners who take pride in their grit and self-reliance have found at least one silver lining in changes sweeping over their…
Ukraine peace talks begin in Minsk as fighting continues
At the meeting are representatives of the Ukrainian government, Russian government and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, as well as representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic…
Civilians Flee East Ukraine Town Debaltseve As Fighting Intensifies
Outgoing heavy-caliber fire boomed incessantly, shaking the ground and rattling windows around the besieged town. Residents of Debaltseve, seemingly inured to the racket, listened impassively as they mustered at the…
Ukraine Fast Facts
Population: 44,291,413 (July 2014 est.) Median age: 40.6 years Capital: Kiev (Kyiv) Ethnic Groups: Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian…
Ukraine Clamps Down on Travel to and From Rebel Areas
DONETSK, Ukraine — For Larisa Horlova, a cashier, making the trip from rebel-held territory to Ukraine proper had been a routine matter, despite the shells that sometimes pounded into fields…