Section: The National (United Arab Emirates)
EU leaders meet Putin to end violence in Ukraine
It comes as terrified civilians piled onto a convoy of buses yesterday in a bid to escape the battleground in the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve during a brief truce …read more Source: The...
Battle for eastern Ukraine – map
Battles are raging between the government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine as ceasefire talks break down. …read more Source: The...
Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine – map
Battles are raging between the government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine as ceasefire talks break down. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine separatists vow to mobilise 100,000 fighters
The rebels’ pledge came as the US considers sending weapons to boost the Ukranian government’s forces. …read more Source: The...
Russia considers condemning “annexation” of East Germany
The move comes after the Duma’s speaker, Sergei Naryshkin, faced scathing criticism of Russia’s annexation of Crimea when he spoke at the Parliament Assembly of Europe earlier this week. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine separatists vow to press on with offensive
The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in east Ukraine says the rebels will ‘no longer push for any more truce talks’ following a string of successes earlier in the week. …read more Source: The...
Bus shelling, clashes kill 34 in one of Ukraine war’s bloodiest days
The bus attack came just hours after a call for a ceasefire at peace talks in Berlin and as the toll from the conflict surpassed 5,000 dead, forcing a million people to flee from their homes. …read more Source: The...
Wells running dry at Crimea Safari Park – video
Low water levels in a Crimean reservoir signal hardship for animals at a safari park caught in the political crossfire. …read more Source: The...
Year in review 2014: Russian president Vladimir Putin goes back to the USSR
The Russian president seems indifferent to the international outcry over his actions in Ukraine – but a sputtering economy may be harder to shrug off. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ceasefire deal talks may be held on Dec. 9 – Poroshenko – video
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says he hopes a Ukraine ceasefire will soon take hold, as it’s revealed that fresh talks may be held on December 9th. …read more Source: The...
