Section: Africa&ME
Poroshenko confirms Kiev uses ceasefire to rearm troops
Ukraine is using a ceasefire in Donbas to strengthen its defense capacities and rearm troops, President Petro Poroshenko said on a trip to an army training center in the country’s North-central Chernihiv region. “Ukraine’s victory is gained not only at the front line, but in the rear where professionals are making weapons for...
Donetsk Human Rights: Ukraine keeps 1,500 prisoners, mainly civilians
The Ukrainian side is keeping 1,500 prisoners, Human Rights Envoy of Donetsk Daria Morozova said on Tuesday. Morozova said only 250 people are militia, and the rest are civilians, the Donetsk News Agency reported. Earlier, she told reporters the Ukrainian side had been detaining civilians aged between 40 and 65 to form up “a bank of...
Donetsk Human Rights: Ukraine Keeps 1,500 Prisoners, Mainly Civilians
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Ukrainian side is keeping 1,500 prisoners, Human Rights Envoy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Daria Morozova said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Nemtsov report ‘proves’ Russian army presence in Ukraine: opposition
Allies of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday unveiled a report based on research he collected that they claimed proved Russia …read more Source: The New...
Nemtsov report claims hundreds of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Allies of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov unveiled a report based on research he compiled that they claimed proved large-scale Russian military involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Kerry to explore Putin’s flexibility on Ukraine, Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry hopes to explore Russia’s willingness to curb its involvement in Ukraine and its support for Syria’s president at talks on Tuesday with President Vladimir Putin. Kerry flew to the Black Sea resort of Sochi for the highest-level US visit to Russia in two years, to discuss issues including the Iran...
Opposition report: Scores of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine
Moscow spent more than 53 billion rubles (US$1.04 billion) supplying a separatist rebellion in east Ukraine and at least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed there, a report by Russian opposition activists said on Tuesday. The report was the last project of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, who used open source information and interviews...
NATO foreign ministers set to meet in Antalya
Two-day meeting to focus on Ukraine, ‘Resolute Support’ mission in Afghanistan and strengthening NATO relationships. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Nemtsov report ‘proves’ Russian army presence in Ukraine: opposition
Allies of murdered opposition leader say they have ‘comprehensive proof’ of Russian interferenc… …read more Source:...
Russia: US’s Kerry to Visit Sochi Tuesday
US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks on Tuesday amid tensions with Moscow over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Al-Manar...
