Section: Global Times (China)
Ukraine leader accuses Russia of supplying arms to rebels in east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of sending major military backup to pro-Moscow rebels, speaking just ahead of talks on the conflict with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine’s military casualties rise despite fall in clashes
The number of casualties among government troops fighting pro-independence rebels in eastern Ukraine continues rising, despite a significant drop in clashes, Ukrainian military authorities said Thursday. …read more Source: Global...
Russia wants Hollande, Merkel to press Kiev on truce
Russia expects the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement the February peace plan for east Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine’s GDP contraction slows down in Q2
The contraction of Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) has slowed down in the second quarter of 2015 for the first time in six quarters, official figures showed Friday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine hopes to expand agricultural cooperation with China: minister
Kiev attaches great importance to agricultural cooperation with China and hopes to expand the scale of their bilateral collaboration, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Olexiy Pavlenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Global...
MH17 investigators find links
Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said Tuesday they had identified pieces that “possibly” come from a Russian-made BUK missile from eastern Ukraine, where the plane crashed. …read more Source: Global...
Moscow to respond to US anti-missile deployment, new sanctions against Russia
Russia is capable of responding strongly to US anti-missile defense plans as well as the new sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, the Defense Ministry said Friday. …read more Source: Global...
No MH17 UN veto: Dutch PM
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday made an “urgent” appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto a UN Security Council resolution to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
Dutch premier thanks relatives of MH17 victims for patience, trust
Exactly one year after the MH17 flight disaster in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday expressed his “heartfelt gratitude” to the relatives of the 298 victims during a remembrance ceremony in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. …read more Source: Global...
Memorial but no justice for MH17 victims
Relatives of the victims of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday as calls mounted for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy. …read more Source: Global...
