Section: Africa&ME
Kiev’s embattled defence minister quits
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accepted the resignation of his defence minister, Valery Heletey. ||| Kiev – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday accepted the resignation of his defence minister who has been under fire over a rout of government forces in the east which led to Kiev calling a ceasefire with pro-Russian...
Teams ‘will comb MH17 crash site’
Ukrainian search teams will scour the crash site of Flight MH17 and return human remains and belongings to The Netherlands. ||| Amsterdam – Ukrainian search teams will comb the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which went down on July 17, and return human remains and belongings to The Netherlands, Dutch television reported. Dutch...
‘It’s the ultimate diplomatic prize’
Five seats are up for grabs in the 15-member United Nations Security Council – and voting takes place this week. ||| New York – Years of campaigning for a seat at the world’s “top table” come to a head this week when elections are held to the United Nations Security Council, which decides on such weighty matters as sanctions,...
Poroshenko sacks defence minister
President Petro Poroshenko is to nominate his fourth defence minister of the year ahead of talks with Russia. …read more Source:...
Putin orders troop pullback from Ukraine border ahead of key talks
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country. The announcement by the Kremlin late Saturday comes as the Russian strongman is gearing up to hold the talks with Ukrainian Preside...
Putin orders troop pullback from Eastern Ukraine
The Russian President has ordered 17,600 troops to move back from the area where fighting still rages between Russian Separatists and Ukrainian forces …read more Source: Anadolu...
Putin orders Russian troop withdrawal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported late...
Ukraine, Russia leaders to meet in bid to rescue truce
Putin and Poroshenko to convene on Friday for the first time since August …read more Source: Gulf...
Putin orders troop pullback from Ukraine border: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Putin orders Russian troops to withdraw from Ukraine border
The troops pullout came before an expected meeting between Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan next week. …read more Source:...
