Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)
Rebels say new Ukraine peace talks to take place on Wednesday
A meeting of a so-called contact group aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine is planned for Wednesday, Russian state television quoted Denis Pushilin, vice speaker of the separatists’ “People’s Council” leadership body, as saying. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Merkel says Russia sanctions remain ‘unavoidable’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that Europe’s goal remains a free and whole Ukraine and that Western sanctions against Russia remain unavoidable until that goal is reached. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin can choose a path to end sanctions: Kerry
US and European sanctions against Russia could be lifted within days if President Vladimir Putin makes the right choices in Ukraine, top US diplomat John Kerry said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Kerry and Lavrov to meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine conflict toll tops 4,600: UN
Fighting between government troops and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine has left more than 300 people dead in less than a month, taking the overall toll to 4,634, the UN said on Saturday in its latest report on the conflict. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine says 11 attacks and drone spotted despite truce
The Ukrainian army reported 11 attacks against its positions in the east where a ceasefire is tentatively holding and said a drone was spotted over Mariupol, the last major eastern town under its control. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Prisoners of war put to work in east Ukraine
On the snowy roof of a music school in eastern Ukraine, workers are busy fixing damage from artillery shelling. When their shift ends, they line up in single file to return to their cells. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukrainian fans chase referee off pitch
A Ukrainian Premier League football match has been abandoned after angry fans chased the referee off the pitch and stopped him leaving the stadium. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Uefa ban Crimean clubs from Russian competitions
UEFA has barred football clubs in the disputed Crimea region from playing in competitions organized by the Russian Football Union. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, UN says
Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags on. …read more Source: The Sunday...
