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Russia, US quarrel over Kyiv, converge on Syria
Moscow hits back at US president’s remarks that accused Russia of bullying against Ukraine, but welcomed his words that prioritized the removal of Islamists instead of the removal of al-Assad in Syria …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Deadly clashes rock Ukraine ahead of high-stakes talks
Concerns mounted over the fate of civilians …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia Says America ‘Wants to Take over the World’
Russian FM responds to Obama’s State of the Union, saying he is looking for confrontation, as fallout from Ukraine, Syria deepens. …read more Source: Arutz...
Ukraine plans to boost armed forces
Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk plans to increase the size of the Ukrainian armed forces by 68,000 personnel to a total of 250,000. …read more Source: World...
Russia hits back at Obama over State of Union speech
Relations between Russia and the US is tensed because of Moscow’s confrontation with the West over the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Ukraine says its forces attacked by Russian troops, Lavrov seeks immediate ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was cutting short a foreign trip on Wednesday after Kiev accused Russian regular forces of attacking its troops in the country’s east. The accusation against Moscow on Tuesday was one of the boldest assertions yet by Ukraine of direct Russian military involvement since the conflict between pro-Russian...
Five civilians dead as fresh battles rock east Ukraine’s Donetsk
Fresh clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels rocked Donetsk in the country’s war-torn east Jan. 21, killing at least five civilians …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Kiev’s claim of Russian troops in Ukraine ‘nonsense’: Moscow
Kiev on Monday accused Russia of sending some 700 reinforcements to bolster separatist fighters battling Ukrainian forces around the rebel bastion of Donetsk. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko to cut short Davos visit
Due to the escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is cutting short his visit to the World Economic Forum. …read more Source: World...
Was my son terrorist? Father buries 4-year-old in Ukraine
Vladimir Bobryshchev was returning home early on a recent morning after a long night of work when a rocket ripped More… …read more Source: Emirates...
