Section: Turkey
Ukraine plans to boost armed forces
Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk plans to increase the size of the Ukrainian armed forces by 68,000 personnel to a total of 250,000. …read more Source: World...
Russia hits back at Obama over State of Union speech
Relations between Russia and the US is tensed because of Moscow’s confrontation with the West over the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Five civilians dead as fresh battles rock east Ukraine’s Donetsk
Fresh clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels rocked Donetsk in the country’s war-torn east Jan. 21, killing at least five civilians …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko to cut short Davos visit
Due to the escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is cutting short his visit to the World Economic Forum. …read more Source: World...
Around 700 Russian troops enter Ukraine, govt claims
Ukraine’s Counterterrorism Center says around 700 Russian troops have entered the country via its eastern border in Luhansk Oblast. …read more Source: World...
Explosion wounds 12 outside court building in Ukraine
According to an official statement, six of the wounded have been hospitalized. Preliminary information suggests the explosion was caused by a grenade. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Moscow warns Kiev over use of force in east Ukraine
Kiev was trying to solve the crisis in east Ukraine through military force which was a “strategic mistake” …read more Source: World...
UN chief ‘alarmed’ by fresh Ukraine fighting
Fighting in and around Donetsk airport threatens to unravel the hard-won September 2014 cease-fire, says Ban Ki-moon. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Kiev and Moscow trade barbs amid recent violence
Foreign ministries of Russia and Ukraine accuse one another’s governments of failing to implement peace accords. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine says retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels -UPDATED
The army’s offensive at the airport brought the fighting close to the city of Donetsk itself, centre of a pro-Russian separatist rebellion …read more Source: World...
