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Donetsk: Ukraine Fires over 150 Mortar Shells at Shirokino in One Day
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Ukrainian forces have fired more than 150 mortar shells at the village of Shirokino in the last 24 hours, Spokesman for the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Eduard Basurin said on Monday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukraine president appoints ex-Georgia leader Saakashvili governor
Fiercely pro-Western reformist, who once fought a war with Russia, will govern strategic Odessa… …read more Source:...
Russian FM dimisses ‘absurdity’ of EU anger over entry bans
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed the ‘absurdity’ of EU complaints over a travel ban imposed by Moscow on 89 Europeans over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO flexes muscles in Baltics, Poland
US-led NATO drills began June 1 in the Baltic states and Poland, a move intended to reassure Russia’s nervous neighbours amid tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine says UN
The United Nations said that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia Has Right to Place Nuclear Arms on Its Soil, Including Crimea
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia has the right to house nuclear weapons on its territory, if it deems this move to be necessary, while this also includes the option of stationing them in Crimea, a statement from the Foreign Ministry read. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Russia warns against Ukrainian NATO membership
A senior Russian official warns against Ukraine’s possible membership in NATO. …read more Source:...
Russia claims right to deploy nukes in Crimea
A Russian official says Moscow reserves the right to deploy nuclear arms on its territory, including in Crimea. …read more Source:...
Three Ukrainian serviceman killed in separatist east: Kiev military
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and four others wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s military spokesman said …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia Underlines Right to Deploy N. Arms on Its Soil, Including Crimea
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia has the right to place nuclear weapons on its territory, if it deems this move to be necessary, while this also includes the option of stationing them in Crimea, a statement from the Foreign Ministry read on Monday. …read more Source: Fars News...
