Section: Africa&ME
UN accuses Ukraine forces, pro-Russia rebels of ‘torture’
Eight-month conflict has killed at least 4,634, the report says …read more Source: Gulf...
UN says over 1,300 people killed despite Ukraine truce
…read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia wants charter reform, east Ukraine to stay with Kiev
Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says “Moscow wants a solution to the crisis in Ukraine envisaging a constitutional reform and the Russian-speaking eastern regions staying with Kiev” …read more Source: World...
UN: Around 1,300 Killed in Ukraine Since Cease-fire
KYIV—Around 1,300 people have been killed in Ukraine’s separatist conflict since a September cease-fire, according to a U.N. report that said many living in the country’s rebel-held east were struggling to survive. As of Dec. 12, 4,707 combatants and civilians had been killed since pro-Russian rebels seized eastern regions near the...
Russian PM uses Turkey joke to downplay Ukraine’s EU chances
Both Ukraine and Turkey have little to no chance of joining the European Union, Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has said …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Around 1,300 killed in Ukraine since ceasefire – U.N.
Of these deaths, 1,357, or nearly 30 percent, were recorded after the Sept. 5 truce, some of which may have occurred prior to that date …read more Source: World...
Moscow shifts to tougher economic relationship with Ukraine
Moving closer to the European Union offers no panacea for Ukraine’s financial problems and will mean big losses in economic ties with Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an article published on Monday (15/12/2014). He said Moscow had for many years provided generous terms in deals with Kiev which had helped build up...
Russian FM: ‘Hopeless’ to pressure Russia on Ukraine
Lavrov discussed Ukraine and Middle-East conflicts with US counterpart Kerry …read more Source: World...
UN: Around 1,300 killed in Ukraine since cease-fire
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russian arms sales soared in 2013, bucking global slowdown – think tank
Russian arms makers’ sales soared 20 percent in 2013, bucking a slowdown in other countries’ industries, largely thanks to a Kremlin push to modernise its military, the SIPRI think tank said on Monday.Russia’s figures were strong enough to slow a three-year decline in global arms sales caused mainly by Washington’s...
