Section: Africa&ME
Obama, EU leaders agree to put more costs quickly on Russia if needed over Ukraine
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OSCE to monitor truce violation areas: Kiev
KIEV: The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany have agreed to send observers to flashpoint sites in eastern Ukraine as sporadic deadly attacks continue to rattle a shaky truce, Kiev said on Tuesday. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin described the situation on the ground as “very difficult and tense,” three weeks after a...
Russian mourners bid farewell to Nemtsov – Brazen assassination shocks Russia
MOSCOW: Thousands of mourners yesterday filed past the coffin of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, bidding farewell to a charismatic activist whose brazen assassination shocked the country. The 55-year-old former deputy prime minister, longtime Putin critic and anti-corruption crusader who was gunned down near the Kremlin late...
Russians mourn murdered Nemtsov
Thousands of Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued to pay their respects to Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. ||| Moscow – Thousands of Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic whose murder last week showed the hazards of speaking out against Russian President...
Three dead as Kiev accuses Ukraine rebels of shelling
By Pavel Polityuk and Thomas Grove Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine wounded as pro-Russian rebels shelled government positions despite a ceasefire deal, the military said on Tuesday, announcing Kiev’s highest casualty toll in several days. The losses underscore the fragility of a two-week-old ceasefire agreement which...
Russia, Ukraine reach agreement on gas
Russia and Ukraine make a deal on the supply of natural gas for March. According to the agreement details no cuts in supply to European Union. …read more Source: World...
Mourners pay respects to murdered Kremlin critic Nemtsov
Several hundred Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic whose murder last week showed the hazards of speaking out against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s aides deny any involvement in killing Nemtsov, who was shot in the back four times on Friday within...
Leaders agree further steps for Ukrainian cease-fire
Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko and Hollande agree to strengthen role of OSCE, instruct senior diplomats to talk further steps on Friday in Berlin …read more Source: Anadolu...
Nemtsov killing triggers Russia warnings
The killing of leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov sent an exchange of warnings and charges across Europe. ||| Geneva/ Moscow – The killing of leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov sent an exchange of warnings and charges across Europe on Monday as a top Polish legislator was denied an entry visa to attend the...
Russia, Ukraine reach agreement on March gas supplies
Agreement ensures no cuts in supply to European Union …read more Source: Anadolu...
