Section: Xinhua (China)
Kiev says ready for new truce with rebels in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Thursday it stands ready for a new truce with independence-seeking insurgents in eastern regions starting from next month. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/30/c_136171628.htm target=_blank title="Kiev says ready for new truce with rebels in eastern...
Russian President Putin keeps situation in Crimea under personal control: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is keeping the situation around Crimea under control and would take the same decisions about Crimea even if given another opportunity, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday. …read more Source:...
EU top diplomats meet on thorny regional issues amid widening crack with U.S.
Top diplomats of the 28-nation European Union (EU) on Monday wrapped up a one-day gathering in Brussels, seeking to tackle thorny regional issues ranging from Ukraine crisis to Middle East Process, in the context of a widening crack between the bloc and the new U.S. administration. …read more Source: <a...
Ukraine’s Opposition Bloc seeks Normandy meeting over escalation in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s Opposition Bloc on Monday asked parliament to initiate a meeting of the four-nation Normandy quartet over the escalating tensions in the war-torn town of Avdeevka in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-02/06/c_136036109.htm target=_blank title="Ukraine’s Opposition...
Russia accuses Ukraine of undermining Minsk deals
Ukraine’s attacks against insurgents in the eastern region of Donbass have torpedoed the Minsk agreements, the Kremlin said Tuesday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/31/c_136023223.htm target=_blank title="Russia accuses Ukraine of undermining Minsk deals”...
Merkel expresses concern over ongoing violence in Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday expressed concern over violation of a ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine, saying the on-the-ground situation was “alarming,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/31/c_136021834.htm target=_blank...
950,000 children affected by conflict in eastern Ukraine
The armed conflict, which rages in eastern Ukraine for almost three years, has taken its toll on some 950,000 children, an official from the presidential administration said on Friday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/28/c_136017044.htm target=_blank title="950,000 children affected by conflict in...
Trump says “very early” to consider lifting sanctions on Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that it is “very early” to talk about lifting sanctions on Russia in relation to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/28/c_136016885.htm target=_blank title="Trump says “very early” to consider lifting sanctions on...
Trump says “very early” to consider lifting sanctions on Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that it is “very early” to talk about lifting sanctions on Russia in relation to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/28/c_136016885.htm target=_blank title="Trump says “very early” to consider lifting sanctions on...
Hollande, Merkel, Putin discuss Minsk deal, Syria peace talks over phone
Leaders of France, Germany and Russia discussed the situation in eastern Ukraine and progress in implementing the Minsk agreement in addition to Astana intra-Syrian talks in a three-way phone call on Wednesday, the French presidency said in a statement. …read more Source: <a...
