Section: China
Obama pledges diplomatic resolution of Ukraine crisis
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged continued efforts to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia is a ‘threat to global democracy’, Ukrainian president tells US Congress
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the US Congress that Russia was a threat to global democracy, as officials in Kiev said Russia had deployed about 5,000 soldiers in eastern Ukraine to back separatist rebels. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Japan mulls further sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The Japanese government is mulling to further impose sanctions against Russia on current turbulence in Ukraine. …read more Source: China...
Russia urges Kiev to start intra-Ukrainian talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday urged Kiev to start talks with all domestic parties concerned. …read more Source: China...
Russia to beef up military presence in Crimea
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the deployment of troops in the Crimean direction has become a priority of the Southern military district. …read more Source: China...
Russia to beef up military presence in Crimea
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that the deployment of troops in the Crimean direction has become a priority of the Southern military district. …read more Source:...
European parliament ratifies EU-Ukraine association agreement
The agreement, which includes a comprehensive free trade deal, was ratified at the same time by the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine grants ‘special status’ to eastern regions
The Ukrainian parliament has approved two bills offering major concessions to independence-seeking insurgents and more autonomy to eastern regions, where unrest has been raging since mid-April. …read more Source: China...
Six civilians killed in fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine
Six civilians were killed during renewed intense fighting between government troops and independence-seeking insurgents in Donetsk, the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, municipal authorities said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Russia warns to exclude Ukraine from CIS free trade zone
Russia will have to evict Ukraine from the free trade zone of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in case Ukraine starts to implement its Association Agreement with the European Union (EU), Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday. …read more Source: China...
