Section: Africa&ME
East Ukraine death toll mounts after peace talks fail
Hopes of de-escalation evaporated on Saturday with Ukraine’s representative and separatist envoys accusing the other of sabotaging negotiations. …read more Source: World...
Conflict Leaves Ukrainian Neighborhood Divided, Terrified
PAPASNA, LUHANSK OBLAST, UKRAINE—People in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk districts find themselves squarely in the path of advancing Russian-backed rebels, who want to take back the territory they held at the beginning of the conflict last year. Many local residents are afraid, but … …read more Source:...
3 dead, 24 injured in Slovak bus crash
BRATISLAVA: Three people died and 24 were injured in a bus crash in northern Slovakia early on Saturday, rescuers said. “Three people died, two are in a critical condition, four suffered serious injuries and 18 had light injuries,” emergency service spokesman Andrej Hirjak told AFP, adding the accident had occurred around 03:00GMT. Two casualties...
Fighting rages in East Ukraine amid fresh talks
MINSK/KIEV: A new round of peace talks got under way involving Ukraine and separatists on Saturday, even as fighting between Kiev government forces and the Russian-backed rebels raged in Ukraine’s east, claiming civilian and military lives. The main members of the so-called contact group – Ukrainian former president Leonid Kuchma, a...
Ukrainian Neighborhood Divided over Conflict
Al Pessin Published January 31, 2015 People in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk districts find themselves squarely in the path of advancing …read more Source:...
Spy Murder Probe Likely to Further Strain British-Russian Relations
LONDON—With relations between Russia and the West spiraling to new lows over Ukraine, bilateral ties between London and Moscow themselves are becoming more strained as the inquest into the murder of a former… …read more Source:...
Ukraine peace talks break down amid acrimony
Kiev accuses separatist envoys of undermining ceasefire talks, even as eastern Ukraine witnesses more shelling. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine peace talks break down amid acrimony
Peace talks on Ukraine have broken up after more than four hours with Kiev’s envoy accusing separatist envoys of… …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Rebel Talks End Amid Deadly Fighting
KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE—Peace talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists ended Saturday without a deal, as fighting raged in the country’s east, killing both soldiers and civilians. The talks in Minsk broke up after several hours. Ukrainian officials blamed separatist negotiators who they said refused to discuss a plan for an …...
Ukraine Talks Convene as Heavy Fighting Continues
KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE—Ukrainian government and separatist negotiators convened talks in Belarus on Saturday with mediators from Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. … …read more Source:...
