Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Ukraine Ceasefire Takes Hold But Talks Are Delayed



'Day of Silence' For Ukraine Army, Rebels; Russian Gas Flows Resume -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Ukrainian government troops and separatists said their forces were complying with an agreed "Day of Silence" in Ukraine's war-torn east on Tuesday, marking an attempt to forge an effective ceasefire which may lead to a new round of peace talks.

In a further step towards normalisation, Russia resumed shipments of natural gas to Ukraine on Tuesday, shut off for six months under a dispute over price and debt that ran parallel to the war waged by pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine's east.

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More News On The Crisis In Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Shaky ceasefire holds as talks expected -- BBC
Ukraine Attempts New Cease-Fire in the East -- AP
Ukraine peace talks delayed but ceasefire largely holds -- AFP
Ukraine talks delayed, ceasefire holds -- SBS
Ukraine, Rebels Observe 'Day of Silence' -- VOA
Ukraine Attempts 'Day Of Silence' Truce -- Radio Free Europe
Ukraine gears up for renewed peace talks -- Euronews
Russia says Ukraine 'contact group' to meet in coming days on ceasefire plan -- Reuters
Ukraine Peace Talks May Take Place This Week -- VOA
Doubts over peace talks on Ukraine's 'Day of Silence' -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine Observes Truce as Russian Gas Supply Resumes -- Bloomberg
Ukraine says Russia has resumed gas flow -- Reuters
Russia resumes gas deliveries to Ukraine after six-month hiatus -- RT
Gazprom confirms re-start of gas supplies to Ukraine -- ITAR-TASS
Russian Gas Flows Resume To Ukraine -- Radio Free Europe
Self-proclaimed Luhansk republic not invited for Minsk talks on Ukraine — envoy -- ITAR-TASS
Protests flare up in central Ukraine, calls for regional council to resign -- RT
In Ukraine, citizens feeling war's toll on economy -- L.A. Times
Moscow urges Kiev to launch constitutional process — Lavrov -- ITAR-TASS
Russia's Lavrov says easing of east Ukraine tensions "long way off" -- Euractiv
Russia's Lavrov says Ukraine conflict far from over -- IBTimes
As Ukraine Honors 'Day of Silence,' Lavrov Says Peace a 'Long Way Off' -- Moscow Times/Reuters
Ukraine analysis: Russia may prefer an extended 'frozen conflict' but freezing conditions loom for all -- The Independent

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