Section: Turkey
Ukraine to ‘call up 100,000 troops’
Separatist leader in Donetsk announces “general mobilization” as Russian official denounces John Kerry’s comments on arming Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine rebels plan call-up, want 100,000-strong army
Municipal authorities in Donetsk said 15 civilians were killed over the weekend by shells, mortars or other missiles that hit residential areas of the city which is controlled by the separatists. …read more Source: World...
Obama admits ‘brokering power transition’ in Ukraine
U.S. considers supplying arms to Ukraine Forces in the face of a rebel offensive that shattered a five-month truce. …read more Source: World...
Separatists vow to escalate Ukraine conflict
Pro-Russian separatists vowed Feb. 2 to mobilise up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the US mulled sending weapons to Kiev’s out-gunned forces after the latest truce bid collapsed …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
U.S. taking new look at giving arms to Ukraine forces
U.S. considers supplying arms to Ukraine Forces in the face of a rebel offensive that shattered a five-month truce. …read more Source: World...
Death toll mounts after peace talks fail in Kyiv
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers and at least seven civilians have been killed in fighting in the past 24 hours, Kyiv authorities said on Jan. 31, reporting widespread clashes with Russian-backed separatists a day after peace talks collapsed …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
East Ukraine death toll mounts after peace talks fail
Hopes of de-escalation evaporated on Saturday with Ukraine’s representative and separatist envoys accusing the other of sabotaging negotiations. …read more Source: World...
12 civilians and 5 troops killed in eastern Ukraine
At least 12 civilians and 5 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the past 24 hours in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkey condemns arrest of Crimean Tatar deputy chairman
Ahtem Ciygoz was taken into custody on Thursday by the Russian Federal Investigative Committee. …read more Source: World...
NATO chief warns of challenges after ‘black year’
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged the alliance Friday to brace for further challenges after a “black year” of Russian intervention in Ukraine and terror attacks on Europe’s streets. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
