Section: Africa&ME
US Official:’ A Free Europe Rises or Falls With Ukraine’
A top U.S. official said Tuesday… …read more Source:...
News24.com | More than 1 000 children living rough in Donetsk
About 1 100 children are living rough in underground shelters in Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk, the UN children’s agency has said. …read more Source:...
EU threatens new Russia sanctions
KIEV: European Union leaders on Tuesday threatened new sanctions against Russia over a bloody offensive by pro-Kremlin Ukrainian rebels, backing, the latest bid to pressure a defiant President Vladimir Putin. The decision came a day after Standard and Poor’s downgraded Russia’s foreign currency rating to junk because of its eroding...
The blame game in Ukraine
The Ukrainian government has imposed a state of emergency across its embattled eastern region – and placed the entire country on high alert. It follows a… …read more Source:...
The blame game in Ukraine
Russia and the West trade accusations after the worst violence since a September ceasefire in Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine crucial to Europe’s future, says US’ Europe envoy
‘Ukraine’s front line for freedom is ours as well.’ …read more Source: Anadolu...
UN: E. Ukraine Children Seeking Refuge in Bomb Shelters
GENEVA—The U.N. Children’s Fund reports more than 1,000 children are forced to seek refuge in underground bomb shelters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk because of ongoing fighting and heavy shelling.UNICEF says these children are living in appalling conditions, suffering enormous levels of stress and are in urgent need of help.The...
Ukraine rebels say government forces pushed back near Donetsk
Heaviest rebel attacks on Mariupol, Debaltseve and Vuhlehirsk, army says. Rebels deny plans to capture Mariupol. …read more Source: World...
Suspend EU-Israel treaty, urge dozens of MEPs
A group of 63, cross-party MEPs have urged EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The Agreement is the main treaty between the EU and Israel that has facilitated trade since 2000, and allows Israel to participate in a wide range of EU initiatives. The MEPs’ letter notes how “Amnesty...
European companies eye bypassing sanctions over Russia via Turkey
Many European companies have requested to sell goods and services to Russia via Turkish companies to bypass the sanctions on Russia, but Turkish companies have not accepted such offers …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
