Section: Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap hundreds of captives in peace push
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are set to complete a swap of hundreds of prisoners as part of a new push for peace that came despite Kiev’s decision to cut off key transport links to breakaway Crimea …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Kyiv and rebels to exchange hundreds of prisoners soon: security service
Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists will exchange hundreds of prisoners soon, an aide to the head of Ukraine’s SBU state security service said …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine truce hangs in balance after ‘difficult’ talks
The latest push for peace in Ukraine appeared moribund on Dec. 25 after initial talks failed to agree when the warring sides should meet again to try ending their eight-month conflict …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia says NATO turning Ukraine into ‘frontline of confrontation’
Russia said NATO was turning Ukraine into a ‘frontline of confrontation’ and threatened to sever remaining ties with the Atlantic military alliance if Ukraine’s hopes of joining it were realised …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Hungarian PM Orban accuses US of using corruption charges ‘to gain influence’
The US is using corruption allegations against some Hungarian public officials as a ‘cover story’ to boost its influence in central Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, PM Viktor Orban says …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO
Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Dec. 23 in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Top Turkish official visits Russia to talk Syria, Iraq and Ukraine
Senior Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioğlu is visiting Moscow for talks with Russian officials on a number of issues, including Syria, Iraq and Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia calls new sanctions on Crimea ‘collective punishment’
The Russian Foreign Ministry says new Western sanctions against Ukraine’s Crimea region are a “collective punishment” on residents who voted last March to join Russia …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
New US sanctions law could undermine relations with Russia: Lavrov
New US legislation authorising sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis could undermine relations between Moscow and Washington for a long time, Lavrov reportedly said …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
It’s dangerous to corner Russia too much
When President Vikto Yanukovych of Ukraine fled his capital Kiev on Feb. 21, 2014, after the Maidan protests, very few could have predicted that it would unfold into a second Cold War between Moscow and the West. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
