Section: China
Obama blames Russia for violence in eastern Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday blamed Russia for the violence in eastern Ukraine, threatening “more costs” for Moscow. …read more Source:...
China calls for immediate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine amid reports of a possible escalation in the conflict there. …read more Source: China...
Russian soldiers’ wives report body bags returning from Ukraine
Several dozen women gathered yesterday outside a military base in central Russia to demand Moscow come clean about where their husbands are, after reports of secret funerals for soldiers clandestinely sent to Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Crisis deepens as Ukraine says Russian troops back rebel advance
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Russian forces had entered his country and the military conflict was worsening after Russian-backed separatists swept into a key town in the east. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine kicks off early parliamentary election campaign
Ukraine on Thursday started a two-month campaign for an early parliamentary election in October, the country’s electoral authority said. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine, West accuse Russia of new incursion
Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of launching a new incursion into Ukraine’s eastern region after a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian leaders Tuesday made no breakthrough in the months-long crisis. …read more Source: China...
Senior UN official to assess human rights situation in eastern Ukraine
The UN assistant secretary- general for human rights, Ivan Simonovic, will begin a seven-day visit to Ukraine on Thursday, which will also take him to eastern Ukraine to assess the human rights situation there, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Merkel phones Putin over Ukrainian situation
Merkel called for clarification of reports on the presence of Russian troops on the Ukrainian territory in the telephone conversation n. …read more Source:...
UN official to assess human rights situation in Ukraine
The UN assistant secretary-general for human rights, Ivan Simonovic, will begin a seven-day visit to Ukraine on Thursday, which will also take him to eastern Ukraine to assess the human rights situation there. …read more Source: China...
Russia denies secret negotiation with US over Ukraine
“Regarding some media reports about ‘secret talks’ between Russia and the United States, we admit the Russian and U.S. experts have actually met in late June at the Finnish island of Boisto. Those were not the state official consultations but just a contact between Russian and US non-government structures and academic...
