Section: Africa&ME
Battle for key southeast coast heats up in Ukraine
MARIUPOL, Ukraine — The battle for Ukraine’s strategic coastline heated up Wednesday as a local mayor reported that pro-Russian rebel forces entered a key town in southeast Ukraine after three days of heavy shelling. Novoazovsk, a resort town of 40,000 on the Sea of Azov, lies in a strategically significant location...
Fighting for Ukraine’s coastline intensifies
Local mayor says pro-Russian rebel forces now in resort town of Novoazovsk, which could give them control of Azov Sea. …read more Source: AL...
Steinmeier: Probably no breakthrough in Ukraine talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said there was probably no breakthrough in talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Russia: Next aid convoy to Ukraine not the last
Russia has said that its next aid convoy to southeastern Ukraine would be followed by others despite Kiev’s fears that they may be used to supply pro-Kremlin insurgents. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says Russia makes new incursion
Ukraine has accused Russian forces of launching a new military incursion across its border, a day after the leaders of both countries agreed to work towards ending a separatist war. …read more Source:...
Kiev says Russian army convoy in east Ukraine
A day after Russia-Ukraine talks, Ukrainian army claims “up to 100” tanks and heavy weaponry crossed border from Russia. …read more Source: AL...
Russia ‘has plans’ to block gas flows to Europe
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk says Kiev knew of plans by Russia to halt gas flows to Europe this winter. …read more Source:...
Video: Fighting rages, as Russia and Ukrainian leaders hold talks
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists continues, as Poroshenko and Putin agree on the need to ‘de-escalate’ the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine cites Russia support for peace plan
President Petro Poroshenko says he has support for peace plan from all leaders who attended a summit meeting in Minsk. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine, Russia talks begin as Kiev holds ‘Russian’ soldiers
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko (C) gestures next to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (2nd L), Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko (2nd R), EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (R) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L), as they meet in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Tuesday. Putin and Poroshenko...
