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Two Ukraine soldiers killed in fighting
KIEV: Ukraine’s military on Saturday reported the death of two soldiers in the past day of fighting with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko added that 20 soldiers were wounded in clashes in the mostly Russian-speaking Lugansk region. The toll brings to six the number of Ukrainian troops reported...
Russia says Ukraine has violated loan terms, no decision on repayment
Comments precede peace talks to resolve Ukraine conflict …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia likely to demand early repayment of Ukraine’s $3 bln debt
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Germany to host mini Ukraine summit on Monday
Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France to meet in Berlin on Monday. …read more Source: World...
Gorbachev warns of major war in Europe over Ukraine
Tensions between Russia and Western powers rose after pro-Russian separatists took control of large parts of eastern Ukraine and Russia annexed Crimea in early 2014. …read more Source: World...
Eight killed in Ukraine as peace talk prospects dim
KIEV: Four Ukrainian soldiers and at least as many civilians died on Friday in an upsurge of rocket attacks that came just as prospects for international peace talks on the nine-month crisis dimmed. Local authorities in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk said another nine residents were injured in sporadic clashes that continued from dawn late into...
Eastern Ukraine Shelling Kills Government Troops
Ukraine’s military says four its soldiers have been killed and eight wounded as a result of shelling by Russia-backed separatists over the past 24 hours. Military spokesman Andrei Lysenko said Friday that the rebels had fired rockets and mortars at government forces more than 30 times during that period. He linked the upsurge in shelling to...
Six killed in clashes in eastern Ukraine
Two civilians die amid mortar and rocket attacks near Donetsk airport, as four troops killed across separatist province. …read more Source: AL...
Swedes support for NATO membership increases: poll
The rise in support for Sweden to join NATO comes amid the Ukraine crisis and an alleged foreign submarine activity in Swedish waters. …read more Source: World...
Poland to seek NATO response to Russia’s Baltic exercises
The Atlantic alliance has already increased the frequency of air patrols in the region, part of a revival of Cold War tensions sparked by Russia’s annexation of Crimea …read more Source: World...
