NYT: Hardening of Positions Undercuts Ukraine Peace Accord
SHYROKYNE, Ukraine — The trenches near this battered town in southeastern Ukraine slice surreally for miles across fields of sunflowers, in places running in three lines separated by a mile or two of mined ground, Ukrainian commanders say.
A feature not just of this bitterly contested ground, the trenches extend in varying degrees of completeness all the way to the northern limits of the line separating Ukraine from the separatist regions in the east. To some extent, they reflect a military necessity, with daily skirmishes along the barrier and occasional flare-ups, like one near Donetsk on Wednesday in which at least 21 people were killed.
Ukraine Crisis News Updates -- June 7, 2015
Ukraine's frail cease-fire frustrates rank-and-file fighters -- AP
No Peaceful End in Sight for Ukraine, Analysts Say -- Ivan Nechepurenko, Moscow Times
Ukraine: A phoney war in strategic Mariupol -- France 24
Financial Times: Life in Ukraine's grey zone - dangerous and desperate -- Ukraine Today
Ukraine frontline troops dig down with pig named Putin -- AFP
Ukrainian Coast Guard Officer Killed In Mine Blast -- Radio Free Europe
One dead after patrol boat blows up and sinks off Ukraine's Mariupol -- Reuters
Ukrainian border service ship explodes near Mariupol (photos) -- Ukraine Today
U.S. Trains Ukrainian Forces on Russia's Doorstep — And Moscow Isn't Happy -- NBC
Vladimir Putin Urges Donetsk And Luhansk To Remain Part Of Ukraine -- IBTimes
Renewed Violence in Ukraine Spurs Fears of All-Out War With Russia -- Daily Signal
G-7 plans "united front" against Russia on Ukraine -- CSM
Ukraine Conflict Senior Mediator Resigns as Truce Crumbles -- Bloomberg
High Inflation Makes Ukraine’s Troubled Situation Worse -- NYT
Clock ticking, Ukraine downplays importance of elusive debt deal -- AFP
How a Shuttered McDonald’s Symbolizes the Fight for Peace in Ukraine -- Nolan Peterson, Daily Signal
Obama Sidelines Kerry on Ukraine Policy -- Eric Zuesse, Huffington Post
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