Section: Oman
Poroshenko says Ukraine waging ‘real war’ with Russia
Poroshenko sparked fresh Kremlin fury on Wednesday by warning that his crisis-torn country was fighting a ‘real war’ against Russian aggressors. …read more Source: Muscat...
NATO warns Putin ‘critical’ to implement Ukraine truce
NATO leaders on Wednesday warned President Vladimir Putin to waste no time in implementing a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: Muscat...
Putin hosts Kerry for Ukraine, Syria talks
Kerry was also set to discuss Yemen and Libya and brief Putin on the negotiations on curtailing Iran’s nuclear programme. …read more Source: Muscat...
Merkel says ‘still no ceasefire’ in east Ukraine
Putin for his part said he and Merkel did not see eye to eye on the Ukraine crisis but pointed to an improvement on the ground. …read more Source: Muscat...
US paratroopers in Ukraine to train forces as Moscow warns move will destabilise war-torn country
The move raised heckles in Moscow, which accuses the United States of backing the protests that brought down Ukraine’s Kremlin-backed president Viktor Yanukovych last year …read more Source: Times of...
‘Grave concern’ about Ukraine fighting
We must ensure the ceasefire is respected a lot more comprehensively: Steinmeier …read more Source: Muscat...
Three soldiers killed in restive east Ukraine
Army spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Saturday that “as a result of the explosion of an enemy mine … three Ukrainian soldiers were killed, two injured” in the previous 24 hours. …read more Source: Times of...
Ukraine, Moscow clash over rebel autonomy laws
Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Wednesday condemned Ukraine for ratifying two bills on greater autonomy for the separatist east, saying they violated a peace deal and threatened a shaky month-long truce. …read more Source: Muscat...
US to maintain Crimea sanctions until Russian rule ends
Washington vowed Monday to keep sanctions on Moscow for the annexation of Crimea as long as the peninsula remains under Russian rule, urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the occupation. …read more Source: Muscat...
Tusk presses EU leaders to keep Russia sanctions
Europe must maintain pressure on Russia with sanctions until Ukraine has full control of its borders, European Council President Donald Tusk said in an interview …read more Source: Times of...
