Ukraine Ukraine: Fighting intensifies ahead of Sunday's ceasefire Video footage from Artemivsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Friday showed local residents heading to a local bomb shelter as fierce fighting 14/02/2015
Ukraine Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko questions if ceasefire will take effect Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko believes there are no guarantees the ceasefire deal agreed in the Belarus capital on Thursday will actually take 13/02/2015
Ukraine Clashes in east of Ukraine as ceasefire deadline nears Mobilised and caught in the conflict in what is supposed to be the countdown to the guns falling silent in the east of Ukraine. Government forces in 13/02/2015
World Ukrainian civilians near front lines don't think truce will work After 16 hours of negotiating, Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande agreed on a truce for Ukraine, to start from 15th February. Given the region’s 13/02/2015
Ukraine OSCE raises concerns over continuing fighting in Ukraine The security watchdog in Ukraine has expressed its concerns over the continuing fighting. Nonetheless, the head of the Organisation for Security and 13/02/2015
Ukraine Ukraine: Leaders to talk by telephone says Moscow The countdown has started to the ceasefire in Ukraine. Media sources report shelling on Friday morning but not apparently as intense as in previous 13/02/2015
Ukraine Mutual mistrust over eastern Ukraine after Minsk peace talks Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has denied a peace deal brokered after marathon talks in Minsk includes provisions for creating autonomous 12/02/2015
Ukraine Minsk agreement is no cause for optimism on the streets of Kyiv There was little optimism in the Ukranian capital as people gave their reactions to the ceasefire agreed in Minsk. 12/02/2015
Belarus Minsk deal provides hope for peace in eastern Ukraine but leaders warn 'major obstacles' remain A ceasefire deal is struck in Minsk to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, though Germany and France warn there's still work to be done. 12/02/2015
Belarus Poroshenko outlines details of Ukraine ceasefire plan After the exhausting overnight talks Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko emerged and gave an outline of how the ceasefire is expected to take shape 12/02/2015
Belarus Putin backs troop and heavy weapons withdrawal as part of Ukraine ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the world’s media to present his take on the deal thrashed out in Minsk to bring about a ceasefire in 12/02/2015
Ukraine Breakthrough in Minsk as leaders agree to ceasefire deal on Ukraine A breakthrough in Minsk as Putin announces a ceasefire deal following marathon talks to end the fighting in east Ukraine. The Russian president said 12/02/2015
Ukraine Ukraine civilians near fighting front face deadly collateral risk Civilians near the front lines of the fighting in eastern Ukraine don’t know where else to go, in the aftermath of deadly rocket attacks. Civilians 12/02/2015
Belarus "No good news yet", Ukrainian president tells reporters at Minsk talks The Ukrainian President has told a reporters there’s “no good news yet”, at Minsk peace talks. Poroshenko quoted by AFP news agency continued saying 12/02/2015
Belarus Ukraine conflict: Leaders agree a joint declaration following peace talks in Minsk The leaders of France Germany Russia and Ukraine are to sign a joint declaration following marathon peace talks in Ukraine. The details of the 12/02/2015
Belarus Ukraine talks set to get underway in Minsk President Vladimir Putin, Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Francois Hollande and President Petro Poroshenko have arrived in Minsk for their 11/02/2015
Belarus Putin to travel to Minsk talks raising hopes of a deal over Ukraine President Putin has confirmed he is travelling to Minsk for crucial peace talks with Ukrainian, French and German leaders. The presence of the 11/02/2015
Belarus Peace talks in Minsk get underway as fighting in Ukraine continues Members of the Contact group on the Ukraine crisis left a meeting on the eve of today’s four-way peace summit dashing hopes of a preliminary a 11/02/2015
Ukraine Rebels push on with their assault on Ukrainian government positions ahead of peace talks More than 10 civilians and soldiers have been killed in rocket fire deep inside Ukrainian government-held territory on the eve of peace talks. The 11/02/2015