Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)
EU poised for fresh Russia sanctions over Ukraine
European Union foreign ministers will discuss hitting Russia with fresh sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, but they must keep the door open to Moscow, new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin cites ‘need to sleep’ on leaving tense G20 summit
Vladimir Putin jetted out of Australia Sunday after a testy G20 summit where he faced concerted Western fire over the Ukraine crisis, saying he left slightly early because he needed to get some sleep. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Lewthwaite death not confirmed
Interpol is withholding comment on the possible killing of the White Widow during a gunfight between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: The Sunday...
‘Show of force’ as Australia tracks Russian ships
Australia said it is tracking four Russian navy ships off its north coast, a move analysts said was posturing by Moscow with relations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine as Kiev readies for combat
NATO on Wednesday accused Russia of sending fresh columns of tanks, troops and military hardware into Ukraine as Kiev said it was preparing for a return to combat in the war-torn east. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine’s president accuses Russia of abandoning peace accords
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia and the Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine of abandoning the peace accords agreed in September. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Netherlands marks MH17 victims with memorial ceremony
The Netherlands was on Monday to hold a national memorial ceremony for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot out of the sky over war-torn east Ukraine in July. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Mounting fears of full-scale conflict in Ukraine
Armoured convoys headed to bolster rebel positions in east Ukraine Sunday as shelling rocked separatist stronghold Donetsk, prompting US-led concerns of a return to full-scale fighting. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Intense artillery fire in Ukraine’s rebel bastion Donetsk
Ukraine’s separatist bastion of Donetsk came under intense artillery fire early Sunday, in a level of combat not seen in the region since a barely-observed ceasefire was signed in September. …read more Source: The Sunday...
32 tanks enter Ukraine from Russia: Kiev
A column of 32 tanks and other heavy weapons has entered Ukraine from Russia, the Ukrainian military said Friday, after the latest fighting left five dead and at least 31 injured. …read more Source: The Sunday...
