Section: Iran Daily (Iran)
Russia, NATO military chiefs in first high-level contact since 2014
In the first high-level contact after NATO unilaterally froze ties with Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine, military chiefs from Russia and the Western alliance have held a phone conversation. …read more Source: Iran...
Pro-Russians shut down major telecom firm in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russia forces have shut down a major telecommunication company in eastern Ukraine while gradually taking over operation at several other firms, following the expiration of an ultimatum demanding the resumption of rail freight traffic. …read more Source: Iran...
Weapons withdrawal not observed in Ukraine: OSCE
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says a newly-agreed truce in Ukraine does not look “too good,” emphasizing that the withdrawal of heavy weapons has not taken place as cited in the agreement. …read more Source: Iran...
Truce may begin between Ukraine army, pro-Russians on Monday: Lavrov
A truce between pro-Russia fighters and the Ukrainian army is likely to be enforced on Monday in the volatile eastern Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia tells White House it will not return Crimea to Ukraine
Russia has rejected US calls to “return” Crimea to Ukraine, saying that the strategic peninsula in the Baltic Sea is part of Russian territory. …read more Source: Iran...
Putin, Merkel call for cease-fire in eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian forces to a truce in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
Latest clashes claim seven lives in eastern Ukraine
The latest clashes in eastern Ukraine have claimed the lives of more civilians and soldiers amid an escalation of fighting in the region. …read more Source: Iran...
Death toll from upsurge in clashes in eastern Ukraine rises to 19
The death toll from the latest upsurge in fighting between government troops and pro-Russia forces in volatile eastern Ukraine has reached 19, as the United Nations has called on the warring sides to halt the clashes and NATO urges Moscow to help stop the spike in the deadly violence. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine clashes rage for third day
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian forces were locked in fighting for a third straight day Tuesday at a flashpoint town that left thousands shivering without power and sparked renewed EU concern about security in its backyard. …read more Source: Iran...
Clashes in east Ukraine kill 3 soldiers, 1 pro-Russian
Fresh clashes in eastern Ukraine have killed three government forces and one from the pro-Russia militants’ camp in what has been described as the bloodiest escalation of conflict in weeks in the war-torn region. …read more Source: Iran...
