Section: Africa&ME
32 tanks enter Ukraine from Russia: Kiev
A column of 32 tanks and other heavy weapons has entered Ukraine from Russia, the Ukrainian military said Friday, after the latest fighting left five dead and at least 31 injured. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Gazprom asks Ukraine to prepay for November gas supplies
Gazprom has sent Ukraine a bill to prepay for two billion cubic metres of November gas supplies at a price of $378 per 1,000 cubic metres …read more Source: World...
Ukraine isolates rebel territory with passport rule
KIEV: Ukraine announced passport controls around pro-Russian separatist territories on Thursday, as heavy artillery fire erupted in rebel-held Donetsk and Russia accused its neighbour of “crudely” violating the ceasefire. Ukraine’s border guards service said anyone crossing in or out of rebel areas will now have to present a passport....
Dutch to recover MH17 wreckage within days
Dutch investigators expect to begin recovering wreckage from the site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine “within a few days” and bring it to the Netherlands, the Dutch Safety Board says. …read more Source:...
Putin discusses “deterioration” in east Ukraine with security chiefs
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Kremlin says US probe of Putin ally is attack on president
By Alexei Anishchuk The Kremlin accused the United States on Thursday of firing a broadside against President Vladimir Putin by opening a money-laundering investigation into a member of his inner circle. The probe into Gennady Timchenko, a co-founder of the Gunvor trading house who is also under sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine, is likely to...
Ukraine creates de facto border around rebel zone
KIEV: Ukraine yesterday announced passport controls around areas held by pro- Russian separatists in the latest step toward what resembles the breakup of the ex-Soviet republic, as heavy artillery fire erupted in Donetsk. Ukraine’s border guards service said anyone crossing in or out of rebel areas will have to present a passport....
MH17 Investigators Seek Local Help at Ukraine Crash Site
AMSTERDAM—Investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their reach because of a continuing pro-Russian insurrection. The crash of flight MH17 as it flew over the conflict zone stirred angry mutual accusation...
Russia Nixes More ‘Geneva Format’ Talks on Ukraine
Moscow says it would be counterproductive to return to talks on settling the conflict in east Ukraine in a “Geneva format,… …read more Source:...
Russia snubs US on nuclear summit
Russia confirmed it will not attend the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, accusing the US of seeking to play first fiddle on matters of nuclear safety. ||| Moscow – Russia has confirmed it will not attend the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, a gathering championed by President Barack Obama, accusing Washington of seeking to play first fiddle on...
