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Ukraine says rebels get reinforcements, shelling batters truce
Kiev says a column of tanks and truckloads of troops crossed into east Ukraine from Russia …read more Source: World...
UN Security Council to convene on Ukraine crisis
Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss the recent military build-up in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Kiev regional police head accused of neo-Nazi ties
If need be, Ukrainian chief rabbi says he’ll call on president to sack interior minister over appointment. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Unique memorial, ceramic poppies to mark end of devastating WWI
The embattled French leader is deeply unpopular as unemployment in the country keeps rising and growth grinds to a halt, but the flyover was widely condemned — coming as it did on Armistice Day.”At a time of unity, in a moment of commemoration… I think that it is a foolish gesture,” Veterans Minister Kader Arif told French...
OSCE fears rising violence in eastern Ukraine
NAPLES: Nato is concerned about convoys of trucks taking artillery and supplies into east Ukraine from Russia, and wants to see international borders respected, the supreme allied commander said on Tuesday. Ukraine responded to a report on Sunday by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) by accusing Russia of sending a...
‘Most powerful’ Putin takes on West at the Asia-Pacific summits
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading into showdown talks with Australia’s leader as part of what is expected to be his toughest foreign trip since the start of the standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine. But Putin appears well prepared to take the heat in Beijing later and Brisbane this weekend, enjoying the Forbes...
Ukraine says rebels get reinforcements, shelling batters truce
By Natalia Zinets and Anton Zverev Kiev accused separatists of preparing for renewed conflict in east Ukraine on Tuesday by bringing in “Russian mercenaries” and rearming as heavy shelling increased strains on a crumbling ceasefire. In Berlin, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief said the bloc’s foreign ministers would discuss...
Ruble’s Slide Resumes in Test for Putin, Central Bank
MOSCOW—The ruble resumed its dramatic slide on Tuesday, a day after the Russian central bank floated the currency that has been driven sharply lower by falling oil prices and economic sanctions imposed over Russia’s policy in Ukraine.Stability for the currency is one of the main achievements of President Vladimir Putin’s 14-year rule,...
Turkey to send team to monitor status of Crimean Tatars
Turkey is planning to send an unofficial delegation to inspect the situation for Crimean Tatars in the Russian-annexed peninsula, Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said on Nov. 10. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
EU to discuss Ukraine support, Russia sanctions
German Chancellor Merkel says no economic measures being considered under new Russia sanctions …read more Source: Anadolu...
