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Ukraine soldier killed in clashes in rebel east
One Ukrainian soldier was killed in clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the war-torn east, Kiev said Monday, a day after four others died in an uptick of violence …read more Source: The Daily...
India sentences 35 crew of US anti-piracy ship
An Indian court sentenced Jan. 11 a total of 35 sailors, including several from Britain, Estonia and Ukraine, for illegally entering Indian waters carrying weapons aboard a U.S.-operated anti-piracy boat in 2013 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Western sanctions ‘severely’ harming Russia: Putin
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Jan. 11 in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Putin says he wants global cooperation against terrorism: Bild
Russia wants to fight terrorism jointly with the rest of the world, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Monday, while again accusing the West of exacerbating international crises that had contributed to it. “We are faced with common threats, and we still want all countries, both in Europe and the whole world, to join...
Ukraine chooses cheaper EU gas over costly Russian price
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said Kyiv can buy gas from the European Union at a cheaper rate than Russia has offered, adding that the average price of gas from the EU stands at about $200, as reported by Sputnik on Jan. 10 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Western sanctions ‘severely’ harming Russia: Putin
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Monday in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian president calls for int’l cooperation against terrorism
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is willing to fight terrorism in cooperation with the rest of the world, criticizing the West for having contributed to an upsurge in terrorism with military interventions in Iraq and Libya. “We are faced with common threats, and we still want all countries, both in Europe and the whole world, to join...
Four more people killed in war-torn eastern Ukraine
Four people have been killed in renewed fighting in Ukraine’s war-torn east, where government forces are fighting pro-Russians. “Over the last day, two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed,” Ukraine’s military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Sunday. He said one of the two was killed near the village of Zaitseve, some 55...
Dutch PM says will push for ‘yes’ in Ukraine vote
AMSTERDAM: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he would argue for a “yes” vote in an upcoming referendum on a treaty on closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine, which threatens to overshadow his presidency of the 28-member bloc. Rutte’s remarks came a day after European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned that a...
Two Ukrainian officers killed in war-torn east
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers and two rebels have been killed in eastern Ukraine, marking the first deaths this year in the war-torn region, Kiev and breakway officials said on Sunday in separate tolls. “Over the last day, two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed”, military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told reporters, despite a wobbly truce...
