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Soldier, civilian killed in fierce Ukrainian clashes
KIEV: Two people were killed in another round of intense shelling between Western-backed Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian fighters in the separatist east, officials from both sides said on Friday. Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said one soldier was killed and six wounded in the past 24 hours of fighting across the...
Soldier, civilian killed in fierce Ukrainian clashes
Ukrainian officials warn Kiev might ‘be forced to introduce martial law and mobilize entire’ ar… …read more Source:...
Russia, Germany concerned over truce violations in Ukraine
Russia and Germany have voiced concern about a recent escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine, as top diplomats from the two countries renew calls for an end to the violations of a truce agreement in the area. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia, Germany concerned over truce violations in Ukraine
Russia and Germany voice concern about escalated fighting and truce violations in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine cause concern
Russia and Germany both expressed concern Friday about violations of the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and the risk of a new escalation of the conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
No political will in Kiev for new peace deal: Analyst
An analyst says there is no political will on the side of Ukraine to have a new peace deal with pro-Russians in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia Sends New Humanitarian Convoy to Donbass
TEHRAN (FNA)- A new humanitarian aid convoy from Russia is traveling towards the state border with Ukraine, a source from the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said. …read more Source: Fars News...
Deal proves elusive at ‘final’ Ukraine debt talks
Ukraine has been lurching from one crisis to another since February 2014 …read more Source: World...
Moscow slaps food embargo on more European countries
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday broadened a food embargo imposed in retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine to include Iceland, a significant fish importer, as well as Montenegro, Albania and Liechtenstein. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Ukraine will be added to the embargo from January 1 next year when a landmark EU-Ukraine trade deal...
US chides Russia on ‘sharp increase’ in Ukraine attacks
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express “grave concern” about increased separatist attacks in Ukraine, a senior State Department official said. Washington has long accused Russia of fomenting unrest in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine and has urged Moscow to help...
