Poroshenko Seeks New Crisis Talks this Weekend as Fighting Rages - TopicsExpress

Poroshenko Seeks New Crisis Talks this Weekend as Fighting Rages 1. Durable ceasefire with separatists Reuters | July 4 — Ukraine has proposed a time and a place for talks on Saturday on reaching a durable ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels and is awaiting a reply, the presidents website said, as fighting in the east killed 13 servicemen. 2. Kiev proposed ceasefire talk in Donetsk The statement on Poroshenkos website said he had informed European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that Kiev had proposed a time and a place for Saturdays talks. The website did not name the venue but a Western diplomat expected the talks to be held again in eastern Ukraines major industrial hub of Donetsk, where the rebels control key points. 3. 13 military personnel killed on Friday In some of the worst violence since President Petro Poroshenko called off a 10-day unilateral ceasefire on June 30, Ukraines anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters said at least 13 Ukrainian military personnel had been killed on Friday. 4. 200+ servicemen killed in 2 months of ATO More than 200 people on the government side have been killed, as well as hundreds of civilians and rebels, in more than two months of fighting in Russian-speaking eastern regions that want to quit Ukraine and join Russia. Next: § 2. Novorossiya Will Fall Besides Significant Casualties Read in full on Reuters: ow.ly/yNyrb Related report below by Reuters via KyivPost