Tag: Minsk II

Berlin Talks Yield A Little More Detail On Proposals, But Fighting Rages On With Military And Civilian Casualties

October 20, 2016

Three Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were wounded by shelling yesterday.

Ukraine Live Day 694: Talks Begin In Minsk As Fighting Worsens

January 12, 2016

Negotiations are reportedly beginning in Minsk today as both sides exchange claims of shelling with mortars over the last 24 hours. Fighting has been reported near Donetsk, Gorlovka, Mariupol and Krymskoye, in the Lugansk region. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable […]

Ukraine Live Day 681: Leaders Agree To Extend Minsk Deadline ‘Into 2016’

December 30, 2015

The Ukrainian, Russian, French and German leaders, known as the Normandy Quartet, have agreed today to extended the deadline for fulfilment of the Minsk agreements into next year. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards […]

Dmytro Yarosh’s Resignation from the Right Sector

November 13, 2015

In order to understand the significance of Yarosh’s resignation statement, one needs to consider two important points related to Ukraine’s domestic situation and international relations. First, the Right Sector has evidently radicalised its rhetoric and actions after the signing of the Minsk II agreement in February 2015. Many fighters of the Right Sector battalion and […]

Ukraine Live Day 596: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Says Putin Agreed For OSCE To Be Given Full Access To Occupied Territory

October 6, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 473: Heavy Shelling Near Donetsk, Ukraine Attacked In Shirokino & Bakhmutka

June 5, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 472: Ukrainian Military Casualties From Yesterday Rise To 5 Killed, 39 Wounded

June 4, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 463: Intense Fighting In Lugansk Region And East Of Volnovakha

May 26, 2015

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Sochi and Beyond

May 19, 2015

No sooner did John Kerry leave Sochi than did Moscow announce that it would not support an provision calling for an automatic re-imposition of sanctions on Iran should it violate the treaty now being negotiated with the P5+1 states. A Russian veto would mean that there is no “snapback” provision as President Obama called it. […]