Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine says EU to be guarantor in any Russia gas deal
Ukraine and the European Union have agreed that the EU’s executive arm will serve as guarantor in any agreement for Russia to supply Ukraine with gas, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Thursday (30/10/2014). Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, meanwhile, said Moscow and Kiev could sign a gas deal later in the day if all...
Eastern Ukraine prepares for election, leader says vote will give legitimacy – video
Pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk prepare for a self-organized Nov. 2 vote, with rebel leader saying poll will give separatists legitimacy. …read more Source: The...
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed ahead of separatist vote
Six Ukrainian soldiers were killed by pro-Russian rebels, officials said Saturday on the eve of separatist elections …read more Source: Gulf...
Six Ukraine soldiers die in eastern clashes with rebels
Sustained gunfire and artillery bombings could be heard from the centre of Donetsk, according to a witness. …read more Source: World...
Human remains found at MH17 crash site
Experts have recovered more remains of victims at the Malaysia Airlines crash site, the Dutch government said. ||| Amsterdam – Experts have recovered more remains of victims at the Malaysia Airlines crash site, the Dutch government said late Friday, three and a half months after the Boeing 777 went down over the skies of eastern Ukraine.The...
Bombardments ahead of Ukraine separatist vote
Separatist authorities say 3 million ballots have been printed and that voting by internet has already started …read more Source: Gulf...
Hungry, cash-strapped Donetsk residents queue for food parcels
Acute shortage of food in rebel-held region in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
Bombardments ahead of Ukraine separatist vote
Artillery explosions can be heard every few seconds in Donetsk on the eve of separatist elections that Ukraine and its Western backers say will undermine an increasingly hollow truce accord …read more Source: Business...
Ukraine rebels to hold election, despite criticism
Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine are preparing to elect a parliament and leader in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia. …read more Source: The Sunday...
EXCLUSIVE: Israel to provide aid to displaced Ukrainian Jews
Government earmarks NIS 2 million for the rehabilitation of Jews displaced by the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
