Section: China
Ukraine says troops entered rebel-held city
Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. …read more Source: China...
Separatists shoot down Ukrainian warplane as fighting intensifies in Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian warplane in eastern Ukraine early yesterday while at least 10 civilians were killed in fighting involving artillery and mortars in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, local authorities said. …read more Source: South China Morning...
President Xi meets UN Secretary-General on hot issues
Chinese President Xi Jinping and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday discussed several hot issues, including Ebola, Ukraine and Iraq, in their fourth meeting this year. …read more Source: China...
Xi warns of potential humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Referring to the downed Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine as “a tragedy”, President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for efforts to prevent Ukraine from falling into a humanitarian crisis. …read more Source: China...
Russia denies Ukrainian allegation of destroying military convoy
Russian Defense Ministry denied Friday the alleged “destruction” by Ukraine’s army of a “Russian military convoy.” …read more Source:...
Ukraine says it has attacked a Russian military unit that ventured on to its soil
The white trucks of humanitarian aid rumbled through Russia in a convoy stretching for kilometres, moving southwards on the M4 highway, amid fertile fields and Lada cars stopped at the roadside with trunks overflowing with watermelons for sale. …read more Source: South China Morning...
EU has ‘shot itself in foot’ with Russia sanctions, says Hungarian PM Viktor Orban
The European Union has harmed itself economically with the sanctions it has imposed on Russia over Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, calling for a rethink. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Mysterious Russian aid convoy stops near Ukraine border as military moves ahead
The white trucks of humanitarian aid rumbled through Russia in a convoy stretching for kilometres, moving southwards on the M4 highway, amid fertile fields and Lada cars stopped at the roadside with trunks overflowing with watermelons for sale. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia, Ukraine discuss humanitarian cargo handover
Russian representatives escorting humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine have started talks with Ukraine on handover of the supplies, local media reported Friday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian officials inspect aid convoy as Russia masses armour near border
Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, while Ukrainian border guards crossed the frontier to inspect a huge Russian aid convoy. …read more Source: South China Morning...
