Section: Qatar
Ukraine drops non-aligned status
Ukraine’s president signs bill renouncing non-aligned status, angering Russia which calls the move a security threat. …read more Source: AL...
Kiev and rebels in mass prisoner exchange
Ukraine begins exchanging 225 separatists for 150 soldiers hours after peace talks fail to achieve main objectives. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine peace talks break down
No end in sight to eight-month separatist war as negotiations aiming to reinforce truce deals gets scrapped. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine scraps non-alignment status
Parliament passes amendment renouncing non-aligned status, angering Russia which slammed the move as counterproductive. …read more Source: AL...
Russia hikes key rate after ruble slumps
Dramatic increase in interest rate to 17 percent comes as tensions surge with the US over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine welcomes prospect of US military aid
Russia condemns bill due for final approval that would open way for $350m of military hardware to be sent to Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine president pleads for troop withdrawal
Poroshenko makes appeal to Moscow a day after an official Russian presence in eastern Ukraine was confirmed by the OSCE. …read more Source: AL...
Hollande discusses Ukraine crisis with Putin
French president tells Russian counterpart in brief meeting to look to future rather than past to help ease tension. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine sets new truce date with rebels
New ceasefire beginning on December 9 will seek to establish a buffer zone between rebels and government troops. …read more Source: AL...
Putin defends foreign policy in state address
Russian president accuses western governments of using Ukraine crisis as a pretext to slap sanction on his country. …read more Source: AL...
