Section: South China Morning Post (China)
Intense artillery fire in Ukraine’s rebel bastion Donetsk
Ukraine’s separatist bastion of Donetsk came under intense artillery fire early Sunday, in a level of combat not seen in the region since a barely-observed ceasefire was signed in September. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine accuses Russia of sending tanks into rebel-controlled east
Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of sending dozens of tanks and other heavy weapons into its rebel-controlled easternmost regions. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Moscow still backing rebels in eastern Ukraine, Nato chief says
Russia has moved troops closer to the border with Ukraine and continues to support rebels in the country’s east, Nato’s chief said, after an election held by the pro-Russian separatists and condemned by Kiev and Western leaders. …read more Source: South China Morning...
E.U. blasts Russian support for ‘illegal’ elections in eastern Ukraine
Europe has slammed Moscow’s recognition of elections held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine saying it was “incomprehensible” and warned of possible further EU sanctions. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ekho Moskvy warned by Russia media watchdog over Ukraine broadcast
Russia’s media watchdog has issued a warning to a top independent radio station over a programme about Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Rebels in Donetsk and Lugansk pick leaders of ‘republics’
Two pro-Russian separatists are likely to be confirmed as leaders in a vote in Ukraine, one a rebel chief who highlights his status as a miner’s son and the other a devotee of Vladimir Lenin. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
Moscow and Kiev clinch a multi-billion dollar deal that will guarantee Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the European Union throughout the winter despite the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia to recognise leadership votes in Ukraine’s rebel-held east
Russia has announced it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, fuelling tensions with the country’s newly elected pro-Western leaders as they negotiate on forming a coalition government. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Darth Vadar’s presidential ambitions thwarted again in Ukraine
Darth Vader is in trouble in Ukraine – again. A candidate posing as the iconic villain from the Star Wars movies already had his Ukrainian presidential ambitions thwarted by suspicious authorities in May. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine leader to start coalition talks after winning pro-West mandate
Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the country further out of Russia’s orbit into Europe’s mainstream. …read more Source: South China Morning...
