Donbass news
Get the latest breaking news and updates from RT in Donbass. Donbass is a region in eastern Ukraine, including Donetsk and Lugansk. Donbass is an industrial center and is known for coal mining. Follow RT for the news on industry and the economy in the Donbass region. Since 2014 there has been an ongoing war in Donbass, which has claimed thousands of lives. Don’t miss the latest news, information and reports on the struggle and continuing fighting and incidents in Donbass. Also read the news and information on the history and geography of Donbass. An RT crew went to the Donbass region and covered the events taking place there right after the start of the conflict, which started in April 2014.
- ‘Not clinging to power’: Ukrainian leader Zelensky says he’ll walk away from presidency if he fails to stop war in Donbass
Despite over a year of failing to stop hostilities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that he will be able to end the war in Donbass, and says someone else should lead the country if he can’t.Oct 12, 2020 13:49Russia & Former Soviet Union - Fokin fired: Ukraine's Zelensky sacks ex-PM from his Donbass peace delegation for saying Russia is not at war with KievFormer Prime Minister Vitold Fokin has been removed from Ukraine’s delegation to the contact group tasked with regulating the Donbass conflict after remarks he made in Kiev’s parliament that were deemed to be supportive of Russia.Sep 30, 2020 18:30Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Russian envoy appreciates Kuchma’s work on Donbass settlement as ex-Ukrainian president leaves contact groupFormer Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma did a lot to make sure that Kiev implements its obligations under the Minsk agreements, Russian presidential envoy to the Contact Group on the settlement in Donbass, Boris Gryzlov, has said. He was commenting...Jul 28, 2020 16:07Newsline
- Fresh E. Ukraine ceasefire in force as Kremlin says Putin-Zelensky phone call was constructiveKiev's troops and self-defense forces in eastern Ukraine have begun a ceasefire in a new bid to try and end years of hostilities. The truce came into force from midnight on Monday and had been agreed last week by negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and...Jul 27, 2020 14:21Newsline
- Putin & Merkel agree in phone call that Minsk agreements on E. Ukraine conflict ‘have no alternatives’Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed implementing the Minsk agreements to peacefully solve the conflict in eastern Ukraine in a phone call on Wednesday. Putin “emphasized the counter-productivity of...Jul 15, 2020 17:23Newsline
- Putin’s point man on Ukraine says unrecognized Donetsk & Lugansk republics will NOT join RussiaThe idea of the two Donbass republics joining Russia has not been discussed, according to Dmitry Kozak, the deputy head of the presidential administration, focused on the relationship with Ukraine.Jul 9, 2020 13:44Russia & Former Soviet Union
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