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At least 12 Ukrainian servicemen killed in road accident
The accident took placenear an area of conflict with pro-Russian separatists who are fighting Ukrainian government forces …read more Source: World...
Germany, France cast doubt on Ukraine summit
PARIS: Germany cast doubt on Monday on whether a four-way summit on the Ukraine crisis in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Jan.15 would take place and France’s president said the meeting would depend on the likelihood of “new progress” being made. More than 4,700 people have been killed in fighting between Kiev’s forces and...
France Calls for Lifting Russia Sanctions if Progress on Ukraine
PARIS—French President Francois Hollande is calling for sanctions on Russia to be lifted if there is progress in Ukraine. During a two-hour radio interview, Hollande said sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States had not only hit Russia hard, but were also hurting the European economy. But there must be no new sanctions – and those...
Germany and France cast doubt on Jan. 15 Ukraine summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said, “I can’t say yet if and when such a meeting will take place. Such a meeting only makes sense if we can make real progress.” …read more Source: World...
Ukraine launches terror probe into new Odessa blast
Russia accuses the local police and fire department of siding with the Kiev government …read more Source: Gulf...
Love in limbo in rebel-held east Ukraine
Couples don’t know if their weddings would even be legitimate …read more Source: Gulf...
Hollande: Russia sanctions should be lifted
French president Francois Hollande plans to attend a four-way meeting on the Ukraine crisis in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Jan. 15. …read more Source: World...
Hollande: Russia sanctions should be lifted
French President says any progress in resolving Ukraine crisis should lead to West easing penalties against Moscow …read more Source: Anadolu...
Wiesenthal Center pans Svoboda march but many Ukrainian Jews aren’t worried
While Ukrainian leaders have condemned anti-Semitism, some charge that the government has turned a blind eye to the ascension of racist figures due to their role in combating separatists. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
PERRYSCOPE – Give Truce a Chance Redux
By Kabayan Perry Diaz (I wrote this article on December 23, 2005 to commemorate the 91st anniversary of the “Christmas Truce” during World War I in 1914. One hundred years later after the celebrated “Christmas Truce,” another truce — or ceasefire — took effect in East Ukraine where Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists were fighting for...
