Section: The Gulf Today (United Arab Emirates)
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed despite ceasefire
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the east even as a new truce took effect, Kiev said on Saturday. “As a result of hostilities, over the past 24 hours two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four others wounded,” Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told...
Ukraine ceasefire violations highest in months: OSCE
VIENNA: Ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine have reached their highest level in months, with violence again reaching “worrying levels,” the chief the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) monitor said on Thursday. Ertugrul Apakan called for the warring parties to show “visible and decisive” action to restore the truce. “During the...
EU, Ukraine postpone summit until September
BRUSSELS: The EU and Ukraine have postponed a summit scheduled for next month until September to give the pro-Western government in Kiev more time for political and financial reforms, the EU said on Wednesday. “The presidents of the European Council, European Commission and Ukraine have jointly agreed to reschedule the bilateral EU-Ukraine Summit...
Ukraine marks Chernobyl catastrophe
CHERNOBYL: Ukrainians held candle-lit vigils on Tuesday to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. Church bells rang and mourners laid flowers at Chernobyl’s memorial square as the clock turned 1:23 am — the moment when the...
Three Ukrainian troops killed in fresh fighting
Kiev: Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and six injured in a fresh upsurge of fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country’s separatist east, the Kiev military said on Sunday. “As a result of hostilities, three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another six wounded over the past 24 hours”, military...
Ukraine bill bans all movies filmed in Russia after ‘14
MOSCOW: Ukraine has banned all movies filmed in Russia after 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula. President Petro Poroshenko signed the bill on Wednesday which also bans all movies produced by Russian companies and Russian citizens after 1991 if they “glorify the work of government bodies” of Russia. Russian films and television...
Pope calls for attention to the suffering in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is calling attention to the suffering in Ukraine caused by what he terms the “forgotten” armed conflict between government forces and Russian-backed rebels. At his weekly audience on Wednesday, Francis also renewed his call for generous contributions at Catholic churches in Europe on April 24 to help relieve the...
‘Profound disagreements’ at Nato-Russia talks
BRUSSELS: Nato and Russia held “frank and serious” talks despite “profound disagreements” as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. The two sides agreed to keep communicating following the meeting of the Nato-Russia Council, which has been on ice since the alliance cut practical...
Ukraine proposes pilot, Russian soldiers swap
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday he and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed a framework for a deal to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from a 22-year jail sentence in Russia. The sentencing of two captured Russian servicemen in Ukraine on Monday fuelled speculation that they might be...
Ukraine court jails alleged Russian soldiers, paving way for swap
Kiev: A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced two alleged Russian soldiers to 14 years in prison for fighting in the rebel east, in a ruling that could prelude a swap for pilot Nadiya Savchenko jailed by Russia. The verdict from a panel of three judges read out in court said sergeant Aleksander Aleksandrov and captain Yevgeny Yerofeyev were guilty...
