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Ukraine peace plan hangs by a thread
Two soldiers were killed and nine wounded in the past 24 hours …read more Source: Gulf...
Separatists say Ukraine has violated peace deal
Separatist leaders in east Ukraine accused President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday of violating a peace deal by deciding to suspend a law giving their regions a “special status” and signalled they would no longer abide by it. The self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics in the Donbass region said the decision...
Ukraine peace plan hangs by a thread
The ceasefire in Ukraine hung by a thread on Wednesday (05/11/2014) after President Petro Poroshenko accused pro-Russian rebels of endangering the peace process and ordered troop reinforcements to eastern cities. In another sign of how far apart the two sides are drifting, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced he was cutting the rebel-held...
Ukraine cuts finances to rebel regions
Ukraine’s prime minister said on Wednesday that financial aid from the central government to the separatist eastern regions will be stopped. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Stops Funding for Rebel-Held Regions
Ukraine on Wednesday announced it will halt government funding to its eastern regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday the cutoff will apply as long as the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk are held by “terrorists.” Yatsenyuk, who … …read more Source:...
Fed-up farmers dump manure in Chartres
Farmers have dumped 100 tons of manure and rotten vegetables in a French town to protest against falling food prices. ||| Chartres, France – More than 300 farmers dumped around 100 tons of manure and rotten vegetables in the centre of Chartres on Tuesday in protest at falling food prices.Assisted by 30 tractors, the farmers dumped the...
Turkey won’t recognize rebel elections in east Ukraine
Turkish Foreign Ministry calls on Kiev and rebels to act according to the Minsk agreement of September 5. …read more Source: Anadolu...
MH17: Malaysia vows justice
The leaders of Malaysia and The Netherlands have promised to keep pushing for access to the crash site of Flight MH17. ||| Kuala Lumpur – The leaders of Malaysia and The Netherlands vowed on Wednesday to keep pressing for access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and bring to justice those responsible for downing the plane...
Poroshenko violated deal – separatists
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine have slammed President Petro Poroshenko’s decision to suspend a law giving their regions a “special status”. ||| Donetsk – Separatist leaders in east Ukraine accused President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday of violating a peace deal by deciding to suspend a law giving their regions a “special...
Gazprom Says It Received First Debt Repayment From Ukraine
MOSCOW—Russia’s top natural gas producer Gazprom said on Wednesday it had received $1.45 billion from Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz in repayment for … …read more Source:...
