Section: Africa&ME
Three Ukraine soldiers dead in first casualties since ceasefire
Three soldiers were killed and eight injured in the past 24 hours, a Ukraine military spokesman said on Thursday, marking the first casualties since a ceasefire was introduced earlier this week.”We lost three soldiers and another eight were wounded in the past 24 hours,” said spokesman Andriy Lyssenko.Previous reports had said the...
Three more Ukrainian soldiers killed as truce frays
Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said government forces had come under attack from separatist shells 22 times in the past 24 hours …read more Source: World...
Modi to Putin: Russia to stay India’s top defence partner
India does not support Western sanctions against Russia, but the Crimean leader’s presence may prove an irritant before U.S. President Barack Obama visits India next month. …read more Source: World...
Crimean officials want legal status, no longer part of Ukraine
Officials want legal capital status for city now that Crimea is no longer part of Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine warns of possible default, calls for more help
Arseny Yatseniuk stressed his government’s commitment to carrying out tough reforms so as to secure billions of dollars in financial aid, but Kiev needed international lenders to put more money on the table …read more Source: World...
Putin, Modi in push to revive jaded Russia-India relationship
India does not support Western sanctions against Russia, but the Crimean leader’s presence may prove an irritant before U.S. President Barack Obama visits India next month. …read more Source: World...
Simferopol to receive official capital status
Officials want legal capital status for city now that Crimea is no longer part of Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Poroshenko’s plea to Moscow
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border. ||| Kiev – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border, saying doing so would create peace in the war-torn region within...
Crimean Leader in New Delhi During Putin Visit
NEW DELHI—The leader of Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, arrived for unofficial talks in New Delhi on Thursday as President Vladimir Putin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a summit. Sergey Aksyonov met a Mumbai businessman to discuss boosting trade with the Black Sea region. India does not support Western sanctions...
EU considers tightening ban on energy, tourism in Crimea
By Robin Emmott The European Union is considering widening its ban on investment in Crimea to include barring the sale of technology for oil and gas exploration and stopping EU firms running tourist businesses there, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The proposals, being worked on by EU officials, would also ban EU citizens from...
