Section: China
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia by six months
The European Union announced Monday that it has decided to extend economic sanctions against Russia until Jan. 31 of 2016 to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/22/c_134346440.htm target=_blank title="EU extends economic sanctions against Russia by...
Transit of gas via Ukraine “of strategic importance”: European Commission VP
The transit of gas via Ukraine is of strategic importance and needs to be maintained even in the future, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic said at the GLOBSEC security forum here on Sunday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/22/c_134345034.htm target=_blank...
Casualties mount in E.Ukraine as fighting intensifies
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in the past 24 hours as fighting between government forces and pro-independence rebels in eastern regions has intensified, said the authorities on Thursday. …read more Source: Global...
Slovakia purchases new cameras to monitor border with Ukraine
Slovakia is increasing protection of the country’s border with Ukraine, having purchased a total of 47 cameras worth 1.3 million euros ($1.46 million) to monitor its eastern border, according to Slovak Interior Ministry on Sunday. …read more Source: Global...
Pentagon seeks to reassure allies
Ukraine crisis prompts plan to ‘pre-position significant equipment’ in Eastern Europe …read more Source: China...
US to send arms to E.Europe
The US plans to store heavy military equipment in Baltic and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter further aggression, a senior US official said on Saturday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine expects IMF decision on 2nd loan tranche in July: PM
Kiev expects the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to decide on the disbursement of a second loan tranche for Ukraine in July, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said here Friday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/12/c_134322156.htm target=_blank title="Ukraine expects IMF decision on 2nd...
At least 68 children killed in Ukraine violence since March last year: UNICEF
At least 68 children were reportedly killed and 180 others injured since March last year as a result of conflict in eastern Ukraine, the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) said on Friday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/13/c_134322244.htm target=_blank title="At least 68 children killed in...
At least 68 children killed in Ukraine violence since March last year: UNICEF
At least 68 children were reportedly killed and 180 others injured since March last year as a result of conflict in eastern Ukraine, the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) said on Friday. …read more Source: Global...
Pope Francis urges Putin to make ‘sincere effort’ for peace in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has used a trip to Italy to press his case against international sanctions and was urged by Pope Francis to make a “sincere effort” for peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
