Section: Africa&ME
Merkel says ‘still no ceasefire’ in east Ukraine
Putin for his part said he and Merkel did not see eye to eye on the Ukraine crisis but pointed to an improvement on the ground. …read more Source: Muscat...
No genuine ceasefire in eastern Ukraine: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is no genuine ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Attending Moscow WWII memorial, Merkel says ‘still no ceasefire’ in east Ukraine
‘We significantly differ in our assessments of the events,’ Putin retorts …read more Source:...
Special Report: Russian soldiers quit over Ukraine
Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin’s continued assertions that no Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine, and that any Russians fighting alongside rebels there are volunteers. Evidence...
Merkel in Moscow to mend ties
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday paid tribute to Soviet soldiers killed in WWII as she called for cooperation with Russia amid tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
Putin says Ukraine peace “moving forward”
President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that a peace deal agreed in Minsk over the separatist conflict in east Ukraine was moving forward despite problems and that it had been quieter in Ukraine recently. …read more Source: World...
West backs revival of fascism in Ukraine: Analyst
An analyst says the West supports the revival of fascism in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Putin says Ukraine peace process moving forward despite problems
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that a peace deal agreed in Minsk over the separatist conflict in east Ukraine was moving forward despite problems and that it had been quieter in Ukraine recently. …read more Source: The Daily...
Vitali Klitschko: Ukraine’s economic future
The former boxing champion and current mayor of Kiev shares his views on economic reform and Ukraine’s way forward. …read more Source: AL...
Report: Anti-Semitic vandalism spiked in Ukraine in 2014
Popular targets for vandals recorded in report were synagogues and Holocaust memorials, including Kiev’s Babi Yar. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
