Section: News24 (South Africa)
Putin tones down Ukraine rhetoric
Vladimir Putin travelled has struck a conciliatory note and called for peace in the Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russian aid convoy resumes travel toward Ukraine
A large Russian aid convoy has resumed its journey toward Ukraine, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. …read more Source:...
‘Heavy shelling’ in Ukraine’s Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists say heavy shelling has hit several neighbourhoods around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine where government forces are trying to tighten their grip. …read more Source:...
UN: Ukraine death toll doubles in two weeks
The number of people killed in conflict-hit in eastern Ukraine has nearly doubled in two weeks to 2 086, including at least 20 children, the UN human rights agency says. …read more Source:...
US urges border check for Russia aid convoy
The United States has backed Ukraine’s demand for a Russian convoy to go through border checks to clear up concerns that Moscow is seeking to support rebels. …read more Source:...
France warns over Russian aid convoy
France has warned that any Russian aid convoy bound for Ukraine could be a pretext for a covert operation and stressed that Ukraine and the Red Cross must first give the green light to the mission. …read more Source:...
Russia, Belarus talk about banned Western food
Moscow has sent officials to Belarus, which has a free trade zone with Russia, after it said it would not become a conduit for banned Western food products. …read more Source:...
Russia sends 280 aid trucks to Ukraine
A Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine has set off, amid Western warnings against using help as a pretext for an invasion. …read more Source:...
Ukraine agrees to Red Cross-led aid mission
The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid operation with Russia and the European Union into the rebel-held city of Luhansk. …read more Source:...
Russia to send humanitarian convoy into Ukraine
Russia will send a humanitarian convoy into Ukraine in cooperation with the International Red Cross, the Kremlin has said, despite strong opposition from Ukraine and the West. …read more Source:...
