Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine and Russia foreign ministers to meet as tensions rise
Ukraine’s claim of attacking a Russian military vehicles that entered its territory sets off flurry of diplomatic activity, while fate of massive aid convoy sent by Moscow remains unresolved. …read more Source: The...
Stop sending arms to Ukraine, Merkel urges Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop the flow of military equipment, military advisers and armed personnel crossing the border with Ukraine”. …read more Source:...
White House: Russia has no right to send vehicles, persons into Ukraine
‘Even as we work to gather information, we reiterate our concern about repeated Russian and Russian-supported incursions into Ukraine,’ White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel forces unravel
DONETSK — Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have suffered dramatic setbacks after top military chiefs quit and Kiev’s forces pummeled their strongholds, cutting off a key rebel-held city from the Russian border. Kiev’s advance came as the Russian “humanitarian” convoy parked up close to the frontier, with...
Kiev forces, Russian troops clash inside Ukraine
Ukraine said its forces have attacked and partly destroyed a Russian armoured column that entered Ukrainian territory overnight. …read more Source:...
Tensions soar as Ukraine says destroys Russian armour
Ukraine said on Friday it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy that crossed onto its territory in an incursion that has sent cross-border tensions rocketing. …read more Source: Gulf...
Nato chief confirms Russian ‘incursion’ into Ukraine
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has confirmed an incursion by Russian armoured vehicles into Ukraine, saying it showed Moscow’s efforts to ‘destabilise’ Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: We destroyed Russian military incursion
NATO, Ukraine claim military vehicles crossed the border overnight and were destroyed by Ukrainian artillery; Russia denies accusations, says troops were patrolling the border. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Ukraine ‘destroys’ Russian military vehicles
Kiev says its artillery has hit column of armoured carriers that crossed from Russia as NATO confirms “incursion”. …read more Source: AL...
EU urges Russia to put ‘immediate stop’ to border hostilities
EU ministers urged Russia to put an “immediate stop” to all forms of hostilities near the Ukrainian border after reports that a Russian armoured convoy had entered war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Gulf...
