Section: China Daily (China)
Military transport plane downed in eastern Ukraine
Insurgents in eastern Ukraine said on Monday that they had shot down an An-26 military transport plane near the city of Lugansk. …read more Source: China...
Russia vows ‘tough response’ after Ukraine’s border shelling
A cross-border shell fired from Ukraine was an indication of dangerous escalation of tension in border areas and might have irreversible consequences, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine crisis not to affect 2018 World Cup in Russia
The political crisis in Ukraine will have no impact on Russia’s preparations for 2018 World Cup finals according to Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko. …read more Source: China...
US supports Ukraine’s decision to suspend ceasefire
The Obama administration on Wednesday threw its weight behind Ukraine’s decision to end a ceasefire and resume military operations against the insurgents in the country’s east. …read more Source: China...
Putin slams Western containment policies, hails Russia-China ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday developments of the Ukrainian crisis testified to Western countries’ lasting attempts to contain Moscow. …read more Source: China...
World leaders who fell out of grace
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held on Tuesday for questioning into suspicions that a network of informers kept him abreast of a separate inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign. Former dignitaries, including Berlusconi, Tymoshenko, have also been charged after leaving office. …read more Source: China...
Russian journalist killed in east Ukraine
Russia’s Channel One Television confirmed Monday that one of its journalists died in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. …read more Source: China...
Poland’s rising diplomatic star in controversy over leaks
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who burnished his credentials in the Ukraine crisis, is now in the spotlight over leaks in which he appears to criticize Polish-US ties and Britain’s prime minister. …read more Source: China...
Approval for Russian military intervention in Ukraine revoked
The upper house of Russia’s parliament voted Wednesday to revoke a resolution approving military intervention in Ukraine at the request of President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: China...
Putin discusses Ukraine crisis, gas pipeline during Austrian visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday evening wrapped up an official visit to Austria, as his talks with Austrian officials centred on the Ukrainian crisis and the South Stream gas pipeline. …read more Source: China...
