Section: News24 (South Africa)
News24.com | Russia gives $3bn Crimea bridge contract to Putin ally
The Russian government has awarded the contract for the construction of a $3bn bridge to Crimea to a long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
News24.com | 12 die in eastern Ukraine violence
Officials say 12 people, including seven civilians, have been killed in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Moscow: EU must realise Russia sanctions lead nowhere
The EU’s decision to extend sanctions against Russia over Ukraine is a destructive policy that will lead nowhere, Russia’s foreign ministry says. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukraine peace talks due
Negotiations from Ukraine, Russia and Europe are set to hold fresh peace talks in a bid to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels. …read more Source:...
News24.com | US provides more aid to Ukraine
The US has signed an agreement to provide $2bn in loan guarantees to help war-torn Ukraine with “near-term social spending” in 2015. …read more Source:...
News24.com | More than 1 000 children living rough in Donetsk
About 1 100 children are living rough in underground shelters in Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk, the UN children’s agency has said. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Fresh clashes in east Ukraine kill 9 soldiers
Continued fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least nine soldiers and wounded 29, the military says, as rebels fought to secure more territory in the war zone. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Deadly attack on Ukraine city a war crime – UN
A UN political chiefs says deadly rocket attacks on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that ‘knowingly targeted civilians’ violated international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Putin: Ukraine army is Nato’s foreign legion
President Vladimir Putin has accused the Ukrainian army of being “Nato’s foreign legion” whose main purpose was to contain Russia. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Close to 500 miners trapped in east Ukraine
Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine’s war-torn east have been trapped after their pit lost power when a shell hit a regional electric substation. …read more Source:...
