Section: CCTV (China)
Russia says to counter new EU sanctions
Russia said on Thursday it will counter new sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU), calling the EU move short-sighted in view of the peace process in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin blames West for provoking Ukraine crisis, vows to ensure Russia’s security
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday blamed Western countries for provoking the Ukraine crisis, of which he said the West has taken advantage to resuscitate NATO, and vowed to take measures to strengthen Moscow’ s military power against emerging security threats. …read more Source:...
Ukraine eyes resumption of MH17 recovery operation amid ceasefire
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman voiced the hope Tuesday that a ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and independence-seeking insurgents would allow resuming an international recovery operation on the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko talked by phone about ways to end the crisis in east Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian president visits frontline city
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday visited the southeastern city of Mariupol and vowed that “we will not give up this land to anyone,” according to media reports. …read more Source:...
NATO to offer comprehensive, tailored support to Ukraine: NATO chief
NATO-Ukraine Commission Thursday issued a joint statement during the ongoing NATO summit in Newport, southeast Wales of Britain, stressing they will stand united and offer Ukraine ‘a comprehensive and tailored’ assistance. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian president, insurgents say ready for conditional cease-fire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday that he was ready to order a cease-fire with independence-seeking insurgents if international mediators agree on it during their meeting in Minsk on Friday. …read more Source:...
Russia urges Kiev to show goodwill for Putin’s plan to end conflict in eastern Ukraine
Russia hopes authorities of Kiev to show goodwill for President Vladimir Putin’s plan on the settlement of conflict in Ukraine, said Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the upper house of Russian parliament Thursday. …read more Source:...
NATO to offer comprehensive, tailored support to Ukraine: NATO chief
NATO has established ‘a comprehensive and tailored package of measures’ to help Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday during the ongoing NATO summit in Newport, southeast Wales of Britain. …read more Source:...
Russia ready to work with OSCE to de-escalate Ukraine crisis
Moscow is ready to take practical steps toward the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine in line with the plan proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. …read more Source:...