Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
One Ukrainian servicemen killed in rebel attack on ambulance
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded when pro-Russian separatists attacked a military ambulance near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of the Kiev-controlled regional administration said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia says it has no access to men detained in Ukraine
Russia’s embassy in Ukraine says it has still not been given access to two Russian citizens detained earlier this month on suspicion of fighting alongside separatists in the eastern region of Luhansk. …read more Source: The Daily...
Shelling halts production at Avdiyivka coke plant in east Ukraine: Metinvest
Ukraine steelmaker Metinvest said Sunday it has halted production at its Avdiyivka facility in eastern Ukraine, one of Europe’s biggest coke plants, after heavy shelling caused major damage. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin says seeking to free Russians held by Kiev
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Friday the Kremlin was doing all it could to secure the release of two men that Ukraine says are captured Russian soldiers. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit
The European Union offered more money and the promise of visa-free travel to some post-communist nations in an East-West partnership that has tempered its ambitions after Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Amnesty says torture of Ukraine war prisoners is rife
Amnesty International says both warring sides in eastern Ukraine are almost daily perpetrating war crimes, including torture and summary killings of prisoners …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia’s Lavrov discusses Syria and Yemen with Kerry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: The Daily...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in fresh fighting in east: Kiev military
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and eight have been wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine in violation of a cease-fire, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian return to G7 ‘unimaginable’ for now: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a return of Russia to the Group of Seven major industrialized democracies was ‘unimaginable’ as long as it flouts international law in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine lawmakers suspend military cooperation with Russia
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to suspend military cooperation with Russia in a long-anticipated move signaling a further break in relations between the once-close partners …read more Source: The Daily...
