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Key eastern Ukrainian city is clear of gov’t troops
A Ukrainian army unit commander informed President Poroshenko he was the last to leave the country’s eastern city of Debaltseve …read more Source: Anadolu...
Fighting on despite bid to revive truce
ARTEMIVSK: Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday despite European efforts to resurrect a still-born ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists who spurned the truce forced thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. Western nations have refused to give up on a peace deal negotiated last week even though rebels disavowed it...
NATO’s endgame in the Baltics
The drunk Russian had me in a neck-lock. ‘Rossia, davai Rossia!!’ he was shouting. Go, Russia. And please get off me. It’s this image of an aggressive, out of control Russian nationalism that is being pushed by western leaders as being so dangerous at the moment: a nationalism which they say is being stoked by President Vladimir...
Western Officials: Putin ‘Danger’ to Baltic States
LONDON—Senior Western officials accused Russia on Thursday of redrawing the map of Europe by force and posing a threat to the Baltic states. Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “real and present danger” to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and NATO is getting ready to repel any aggression, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said....
Debaltseve under Ukraine rebel control
DEBALTSEVE: Rebel fighters, many of them Cossacks, roamed the streets of Debaltseve yesterday, a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town. The mood was celebratory, with fighters laughing, hugging each other and posing for photos. Associated Press journalists drove around half of the town that has been a focal point for...
Ukraine fighting rages despite efforts to revive truce
Clashes erupt across country’s east a day after rebels force thousands of troops to withdraw from strategic town. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine fighting rages despite efforts to revive truce
Renewed fighting has occured in eastern Ukraine despite European efforts to revive a fresh … …read more Source:...
Russia sends gas to east Ukraine rebel zone
The pro-Moscow separatist leaders had earlier said that Kiev had cut supplies …read more Source:...
Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
Shelling continued near Debaltseve, and local officials in government-held territory said rebels had also fired mortar bombs at another town further south. …read more Source: Gulf...
NATO should increase pressure on Russia over Ukraine: Turkey
The NATO alliance should increase its pressure on Russia over Ukraine, Turkey’s parliament speaker has said …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
