Section: Africa&ME
Separatists say Ukraine has violated peace deal
Poroshenko, who accuses the rebels of violating the Minsk agreement by holding leadership elections on Sunday, said on Tuesday that he wanted parliament to scrap the law offering “special status” to the eastern regions. …read more Source: World...
Separatists say Ukraine has violated peace deal
Separatist leaders in east Ukraine accused President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday (05/11/2014) 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...
Malaysia, Netherlands press for access to MH17 site
The leaders of Malaysia and the Netherlands vowed on Wednesday (05/11/2014) to keep pressing for access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and to bring to justice those responsible for downing the plane in Ukraine. Prime Minister Najib Razak met with his visiting counterpart Mark Rutte in Malaysia to discuss the Dutch-led...
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 undermined a...
Dutch PM: Thorough, Independent Probe Needed of Downed Flight MH17
KUALA LUMPUR—Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday stressed the importance of a thorough, independent investigation of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 before any decision on where those responsible should face trial. The Dutch have the lead role in investigating the downing of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which crashed over...
Ukraine sends more troops to east
President says additional units to defend cities against possible incursions by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: AL...
Tens of thousands march for Putin in shadow of Ukraine war
Tens of thousands of President Vladimir Putin’s supporters marched through central Moscow on Tuesday in the latest show of increasingly feverish patriotism stirred by the war in Ukraine.A huge, highly organised march through the centre of the capital to mark national Unity Day came at a time of growing social and economic tensions in...
Ukraine’s rebel leader is sworn in, crisis deepens -UPDATED
Alexander Zakharchenko took the oath to “honestly serve the interests of the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic and conscientiously fulfil my duties.” …read more Source: World...
Kiev cries foul as rebel heads sworn in
DONETSK: Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people. Nato’s highest ranking officer, a US general, said conditions were now in place to create...
After rebel elections, NATO chief says Russian troops moving closer to Ukraine border
Breakdown in dialogue, deepening of crises feared as Kiev, West condemn secessionist votes held in breakaway eastern regions; EU to consider sanctions in response. …read more Source:...
