Donbas
‘Normandy Quartet’ leaders hope for consolidation of ceasefire in Donbas
Foreign ministers of the "Normandy Quartet" countries, i.e. France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, expressed hope for an early signing of the agreement on withdrawal of arms with a caliber of less than 100mm from the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, after their meeting in Berlin on September 12, Ukrainian online...
Nuland: Sanctions against Russia to remain until Ukraine gets Crimea back
The United States is ready to impose new sanctions against Russia if the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the situation in Donbas continue to be violated, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland said during the Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting in Kyiv on Saturday. "The...
Terrorist Pushylin’s party intends to take part in local elections. DOCUMENT
A list of political parties that have decided on their participation in 2015 local elections has been released on Central Election Commission's website. The list of political parties willing to participate in Ukraine's local elections includes under No. 138 a political party "My Maiemo Metu!" (We Have a Goal!...
‘Normandy Four’ leaders agree to meet in early October in Paris
The "Normandy Four" foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany will meet in Berlin on September 12 and the meeting of the "Normandy Four" leaders will take place in early October in Paris. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel,...
Germany will finance mines safety studies in Donbas — Sajdik
Germany will contribute to the financing of safety studies of mines in Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the anti-terrorist operation zone, said Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine Martin Sajdik after a meeting of the Tripartite Liaison Group in Minsk. Following the results of the meeting of...
Six Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but six were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Thursday. "On Wednesday, the situation was most tense. Over the last day, from 06:00 to...
Donbas mostly calm overnight
Both warring parties in the Donbas conflict zone almost adhered to the ceasefire at the end of the last day, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. "From 18:00 to midnight, the militants opened chaotic fire once on the positions of Ukrainian troops. At about 23:00 Kyiv time,...