Section: Africa&ME
Moscow and Kiev swap troops as port of Mariupol girds for pro-Russian assault
Residents flee Mariupol in fear of rebel assault …read more Source: Gulf...
Port city waits as Kiev loyalists prepare for battle
The prime minister of the separatist’s self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic recently laid his cards on the table about Mariupol: ‘We don’t plan on storming the city tomorrow, or even the next day, but we will be going in in the near future.’ …read more Source: The...
Graphic: Ukraine’s strategic coastline
Ukrainian troops and local residents were reinforcing the port of Mariupol on Sunday, the next big city in the path of pro-Russian fighters who pushed back government forces along the Azov Sea this past week in an offensive on a new front. …read more Source: The...
EU gives Russia new sanctions ultimatum
European Union leaders have given Russia a week to reverse course in Ukraine or face a new round of sanctions as Kiev warned it was on the brink of “full-scale war” with Moscow. …read more Source:...
US military to send tanks to Europe for drills
US Army troops equipped with tanks will head to Eastern Europe soon to reassure Nato allies anxious over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, Pentagon officials have said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine needs military support but not NATO troops: ambassador
Ukraine requires military assistance from Nato but does not expect it to send troops to fight pro-Russian separatists, the Ukrainian ambassador to the alliance says. …read more Source:...
UN to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine
The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on the Ukraine crisis following reports that Russia had sent hundreds of troops to shore up separatists in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Poland’s Tusk, Italy’s Mogherini get EU top jobs
European leaders have named Polish Premier Donald Tusk the next EU president and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini to head its diplomatic service as the bloc faces a series of challenges. …read more Source:...
Russia ‘practically at war with Europe’
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has warned Russia is practically at war with Europe and has called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten border town as EU readying sanctions
Lithuanian president says Russia is effectively at war with Europe, calls on Europe to arm Kiev. …read more Source:...
