Saturday, August 23, 2014

Ukraine's Poroshenko sees removal of Russian 'mercenaries' as key to peace

KIEV - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday, after talks with Germany's Angela Merkel, that he was ready to work with Europe to bring peace in his country but he said Ukraine would never sacrifice territory or give up its independence.

Speaking at a joint news conference with Merkel, he said peace could come quickly to his country once armed separatist fighters and "foreign mercenaries" - meaning from Russia - were removed.


"The Ukrainian side and our European partners will do everything possible to bring about peace - but not at the price of sovereignty, territorial integrity and the independence of Ukraine," he said. REUTERS

http://www.todayonline.com/world/ukraines-poroshenko-sees-removal-russian-mercenaries-key-peace
23/8/14
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  • Merkel says tightening Ukraine-Russian border is key to peace deal. 

(Reuters) - - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday the standoff over Ukraine could be solved but only if control was tightened over the Ukraine-Russia border across which, the West alleges, Russia has been funnelling arms to help a separatist rebellion.

Merkel was visiting Kiev as a prelude to a meeting next week between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders that diplomats say is the best chance in months of a peace deal in eastern Ukraine, where government forces are fighting pro-Moscow rebels.

But she arrived as tensions flared up again. NATO has alleged Russia's military is active inside Ukraine helping the rebels, and Moscow angered Kiev and its Western allies by sending an aid convoy into Ukraine against Kiev's wishes.

"There must be two sides to be successful. You cannot achieve peace on your own. I hope the talks with Russia will lead to success," said Merkel, looking ahead to a meeting on Tuesday involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko.

  • "The plans are on the table...now actions must follow," the German leader told a news conference after talks with Poroshenko in the Ukrainian capital.
She said a ceasefire was needed, but the main obstacle was the lack of controls along the nearly 2,000 km (1,300 mile) border. She proposed an agreement between Kiev and Moscow on monitoring of the frontier by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.....................................http://www.ellanodikhs.net/2014/08/merkel-says-tightening-ukraine-russian.html
23/8/13 

4 comments:

  1. L’Ukraine recevra une garantie de prêt de 500 M euros pour la reconstruction du Donbass...

    L’Ukraine recevra une garantie de prêt de 500 millions d’euros pour reconstruire des systèmes d’infrastructures d'énergie et d'approvisionnement en eau dans le Donbass, endommagés par les actions de combat. Cela a été déclaré par la chancelière allemande Angela Merkel après les négociations avec son homologue ukrainien Piotr Porochenko.

    Merkel a ajouté que 25 millions d’euros seront versés à l'aide aux réfugiés des régions, déchirées par les combats.

    Porochenko a qualifié cette aide d’un « début du plan de Merkel visant à reconstruire le Donbass ».

    Le président ukrainien a indiqué que l’Allemagne accueillerait 20 soldats ukrainiens grièvement blessés pour qu’ils puissent suivre le traitement.
    Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_08_23/L-Ukraine-recevra-une-garantie-de-pret-de-500-M-euros-pour-la-reconstruction-du-Donbass-1401/
    23/8/14

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  2. Merkel: l'Ucraina ha bisogno di sviluppare il commercio con la Russia...

    Il Cancelliere tedesco Angela Merkel ha detto che l'Ucraina dovrebbe sviluppare le relazioni commerciali con la Russia.

    Lo ha dichiarato nel corso della conferenza stampa congiunta con il Presidente ucraino Petro Poroshenko. Ha sottolineato che la Russia rappresenta un mercato molto grande che non deve essere sottovalutato.
    Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_08_23/Merkel-lUcraina-ha-bisogno-di-sviluppare-il-commercio-con-la-Russia-0668/
    23/8/14

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  3. The Ukrainian military said Saturday it had allegedly destroyed up to 40 enemy armored vehicles and half a thousand of independence supporters near Luhansk in the country’s east, according to its Interior Ministry....

    Four months of Kiev’s “anti-terrorist” operation (ATO) in the region have killed an estimated 2,000 people and wounded more than 5,000, UN reports say. Hundreds of thousands have been internally displaced, with many most refugees fleeing across the border to Russia.

    “A high-precision artillery strike of ATO forces destroyed up to 40 armored vehicles and three surface-to-air missile systems Strela 10,” the statement cited Ukrainian interior minister's adviser Zorian Shkiriak as saying......................http://en.ria.ru/world/20140823/192279275/Ukraine-Army-Claims-That-Killed-500-Militia-Destroyed-40-Armored.html

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  4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday supported the upcoming talks between Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and EU senior officials to be held in Minsk next week.....

    “President Poroshenko is ready for discussions in Minsk, including on a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU,” Merkel said at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday.

    She said the EU would discuss how to avoid unnecessary complications in trade with Russia.

    “President Poroshenko wants to achieve a peaceful settlement in the east (of Ukraine), and Germany wants to facilitate this process. I hope the negotiations we support will lead to peace,” she said.

    Merkel said she was hopeful that the proposed peace plan could be successful if both sides wished so.
    http://en.itar-tass.com/world/746376

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