Section: World Bulletin (Turkey)
Heavy shelling in east Ukraine increases fears over ceasefire
Volleys of mortar bomb fire could be heard from the city centre every few minutes, though it was unclear who had launched them or what was under fire …read more Source: World...
German foreign minister says situation in Ukraine “serious”
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said it had spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements …read more Source: World...
Heavy shelling in east Ukraine adds to concern over ceasefire
Residents said there appeared to be fighting near Donetsk airport, around which battles have repeatedly violated the ceasefire in a conflict in which more than 4,000 people have been killed since mid-April. …read more Source: World...
Ruling PM Yatsenyuk in Ukraine wins elections
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s party, People’s Front, won the early elections by more than twenty percent of the vote, election commission says. …read more Source: World...
U.S., Russia to exchange info on Ukraine crisis
Before meeting Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov deflected a question about whether Moscow was sending tanks and troops to help the separatists …read more Source: World...
Russia stands by Ukraine ceasefire deal, “respects” rebel vote
Russia respected the will of voters after a separatist leadership election in the east of Ukraine regarded as illegitimate by the West …read more Source: World...
Gazprom asks Ukraine to prepay for November gas supplies
Gazprom has sent Ukraine a bill to prepay for two billion cubic metres of November gas supplies at a price of $378 per 1,000 cubic metres …read more Source: World...
Separatists say Ukraine has violated peace deal
Poroshenko, who accuses the rebels of violating the Minsk agreement by holding leadership elections on Sunday, said on Tuesday that he wanted parliament to scrap the law offering “special status” to the eastern regions. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine’s rebel leader is sworn in, crisis deepens -UPDATED
Alexander Zakharchenko took the oath to “honestly serve the interests of the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic and conscientiously fulfil my duties.” …read more Source: World...
Ukraine’s rebel leader is sworn in, crisis deepens
Alexander Zakharchenko took the oath to “honestly serve the interests of the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic and conscientiously fulfil my duties.” …read more Source: World...
