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muriel_volestrangler

(101,312 posts) Fri Jun 27, 2014, 06:49 PM Jun 2014

Ukraine crisis: President Poroshenko extends truce for east

Source: BBC

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has extended a week-long ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists in the east for another three days.

He said he was hoping for progress on his peace plan.

Some rebel leaders in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions said they would observe the truce, but others rejected it.
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Separatists in the east held talks on Friday with mediators, including Ukraine's former President Leonid Kuchma, Moscow's ambassador in Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28066188

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Ukraine crisis: President Poroshenko extends truce for east (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 OP

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Jun 2014 #1

He's an Oligarch Bazkoare Jun 2014 #8

Good post, also : Pro-Russian militants broke the ceasefire 70 times during the last 48 hours... fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #2

Of course that is what Kyiv says. To hear Kyiv they are only doing "defensive" actions newthinking Jun 2014 #5

Indeed. Bazkoare Jun 2014 #7

Ukraine crisis: Truce in east holds despite rebel attacks muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #3

"A gas distribution station was also targeted in the third attack." pampango Jun 2014 #4

Peace can't happen unless Poroshenko can actually get the (weak) "decentralisation" component newthinking Jun 2014 #6

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)

1. K&R...Thanks for posting

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 08:09 PM

Jun 2014

It appears that the Ukraine has a wise leader.

Too bad Russia does not.

Bazkoare

(4 posts)

8. He's an Oligarch

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:35 PM

Jun 2014

He's also been in positions of influence in every government in the Ukraine since independence.

He's the consummate "insider" and why he's the darling of the West.

fireflysky46

(224 posts)

2. Good post, also : Pro-Russian militants broke the ceasefire 70 times during the last 48 hours...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 02:08 AM

Jun 2014

And they have now a KGB...

newthinking

(3,982 posts)

5. Of course that is what Kyiv says. To hear Kyiv they are only doing "defensive" actions

Reply to fireflysky46 (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 02:57 AM

Jun 2014

I can't say the last 24 hours but up until at least Thursday Kyiv had never stopped shelling. Not a good way to get the opposing militants to stand down.

Maybe they need to pull back the "Asov" terror battallion? (the one made up of with half convicts and otherwise a predominance of Far Right (Svoboda, Right Sector, etc)?

Bazkoare

(4 posts)

7. Indeed.

Reply to newthinking (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:30 PM

Jun 2014

Someone on the Ukrainian side shelled a Russian border crossing.

Poroschenko needs time to rearm. Maybe he can get advice from Biden's kid?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,312 posts)

3. Ukraine crisis: Truce in east holds despite rebel attacks

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 05:46 AM

Jun 2014

A Ukrainian government ceasefire in the conflict in the east of the country appears to be holding, despite attacks by pro-Russia rebels.
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In the latest fighting, separatists opened fire with mortars on the airfield of the town of Kramatorsk, a Ukrainian forces base near Kryva Luka and another base in Donetsk region, local media reports say. But no casualties were reported, military reporter Dmytro Tymchuk said on his Facebook page.

A gas distribution station was also targeted in the third attack. There were no casualties on the government side.

One of the leaders of the self-declared "Donetsk People's Republic" in the east, Aleksander Boroday, said the new truce would be observed until 30 June.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28069795

pampango

(24,692 posts)

4. "A gas distribution station was also targeted in the third attack."

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 07:27 AM

Jun 2014

Interesting in light of the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine.

newthinking

(3,982 posts)

6. Peace can't happen unless Poroshenko can actually get the (weak) "decentralisation" component

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 03:02 AM

Jun 2014

of his "15 point plan" passed. And with how unyielding the rest of the government is it remains to be seen if it can be accomplished.

But if he is able to get it past the junta PMs it will be a place to start from and hopefully ease tensions while talks continue.

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