Section: Africa&ME
Ukrainian deputies protest Russian invasion with Crimea banner
Feb. 28 marked one year anniversary of Russian invasion of Crimea. …read more Source: Anadolu...
US suspends plans to train Ukrainian military
Washington is eager to see Minsk ceasefire agreement fulfilled US Army Europe commander tells AA, but expresses doubts over fragile ceasefire …read more Source: Anadolu...
More than 30 feared dead in eastern Ukraine mine blast
Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine are missing and feared dead following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. The blast took place at Zasyadko mine, near the city’s war-wrecked airport early on Wednesday. The chairman of Ukraine’s parliament, Volodymyr Groysman, announced 32 miners killed in what he called...
US suspends Ukrainian military training
U.S. Army Europe Commanding General Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges says Washington was keen to see a ceasefire deal signed in Minsk between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists get implemented and expresses doubts over fragile ceasefire. …read more Source: World...
EU ready with sanctions if Ukraine ceasefire violated, Merkel says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Russia on Wednesday that any serious violation of the current ceasefire in east Ukraine – which she described a …read more Source: The New...
30 feared dead in Ukraine mine blast
Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine were missing and feared dead following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. ||| Donetsk – Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine were missing and feared dead on Wednesday following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk.The blast took place at Zasyadko mine...
Western leaders hint at more Russian sanctions over Ukraine
Leaders warn Russia they are ready to step up sanctions if there are further violations of ceasefire agreement in Ukraine …read more Source: Business...
Putin: no arguments over gas with Ukraine
Previous “gas wars” have led to supply disruptions to Europe, which gets around a third of its gas from Russia, and 40 percent of this via Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
32 miners missing and presumed dead in Ukraine
Ukraine PM: rebels did not allow Ukrainian rescue teams to reach the site and help save people’s… …read more Source:...
In Crimea, cash is king
Rising inflation, chronic shortages and growing anxiety over the conflict has made this Black Sea peninsula an economic no-go zone …read more Source: Gulf...
