Section: Iran Daily (Iran)
Ukraine leader says he hopes ‘fragile truce’ will hold
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko struck a conciliatory tone on Friday in his comments on Russia and pro-Russian rebels during his visit to Kazakhstan, the Kremlin’s ally in Central Asia. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine president says ‘real truce’ has begun
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday a “real truce” had begun in Ukraine but that a long-lasting peace with pro-Russians would still take some time. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbass postpones local elections
Pro-Russia fighters in Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk have postponed disputed local elections to the next year. …read more Source: Iran...
Pro-Russians in Ukraine’s Lugansk start pulling back tanks
Po-Russia forces operating in Ukraine’s eastern region of Lugansk say they have begun pulling back tanks from the frontline with government troops. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine peace talks set to be held in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet the leaders of Germany, France, and Ukraine in the French capital, Paris, to discuss means to resolve the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
EU official: Russia agrees to resume natural gas flow to Ukraine
Russia has agreed to resume natural gas flow to Ukraine for the coming winter under a deal reached following months of tough negotiations brokered by the European Union, a top EU official said. …read more Source: Iran...
Kiev bars Russian flights carrying military cargo, troops
Ukraine has banned all transit flights of the Russian airlines carrying military equipment, soldiers or so-called dual-purpose cargo over its territory. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines: PM
Ukraine announced on Friday it was banning Russian airlines, including Aeroflot, from flying into Ukraine, as part of a wave of sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia dispatches humanitarian convoy to Ukraine’s Donbass
Russia has sent its 39th humanitarian aid convoy to the residents of Ukraine’s eastern regions, where an armed conflict is underway between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia forces. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine seeks to strip Russia of UN veto power
The Ukrainian government is embarking on an effort to take away from Russia its veto power at the UN Security Council, amid the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
