Section: Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
More than 30 killed in mine blast in rebel east Ukraine
An early morning mine blast in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed more than 30 people and injured 14, a local official said on March 4 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Moscow funeral for slain Kremlin critic Nemtsov
Mourners for slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov prepared to gather for his funeral in Moscow on March 3, as Polish and Latvian officials said they had been barred from entering Russia on the eve of the ceremony in retaliation for EU sanctions over Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia, Ukraine meet to settle gas deal
The EU said it hoped for a “positive outcome” in talks in Brussels on March 2 between the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers aimed at resolving a gas supply dispute threatening deliveries to Europe …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Kerry, Lavrov open tough talks on Ukraine, Nemtsov
US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva on March 2 with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov due to focus on the fighting in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
More than 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’ in Ukraine: UN
More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said on March 2, decrying a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure.” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia confirms will attend gas talks with EU, Ukraine
Russia has confirmed that it will attend talks with the European Union and Ukraine on March 2 aimed at resolving a bitter gas supply dispute which threatens deliveries to Europe …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
UN to discuss Ukraine on anniversary of annexation
The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session to discuss the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine on Feb. 27, a year to the day since Russian troops and pro-Moscow forces began seizing ports and cities on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
NATO chief tells Russia to get arms out of Ukraine
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned feb. 25 that any attempt to expand territory held by separatists in Ukraine would be “unacceptable” and told Russia to withdraw 1,000 items of military equipment from its neighbour’s territory. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
West’s shows ‘unwillingness’ in Ukraine truce: Lavrov
Russia on Feb. 26 called Western threats of fresh sanctions against Moscow evidence that Washington and Brussels are not interested in the success of a troubled truce in Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Moscow lying ‘to my face,’ says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Feb. 24 accused Russian leaders of lying “to my face” about Moscow’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and denounced what he called Russia’s “propaganda.” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
