Section: Xinhua (China)
Russia intensifies efforts inside Ukraine: Pentagon
Russia continues to build up along its border with Ukraine and has moved sophisticated weapons systems into the country, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday. …read more Source:...
EU to discuss further sanctions against Russia: Merkel
Ukraine and the West on Wednesday accused Russia of launching a new incursion into Ukraine by sending its troops and hardware in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has canceled his planned visit to Turkey amid the deepening turmoil l. …read more Source:...
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:...
Putin says to help resolve Ukraine crisis as soon as possible
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will spare no efforts to help end the conflict in southeastern Ukraine as soon as possible. …read more Source:...
U.S. military team in Ukraine to advise on MH17 crash probe
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G7 leaders threaten more sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON,July 30(Xinhua)–The leaders of the Group of Seven(G7)industrialized nations on Wednesday threatened more sanctions against Russia as they accused Moscow of continuing its destabilizing actions in eastern Ukraine e. “Heavy fighting between the rebels and government forces were still preventing international experts from...
Russia warns EU sanctions will backfire
Russia said on Wednesday that the latest sanctions of the European Union (EU) against Russia run counter to rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and will have adverse effects on EU countries. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian rebels hand over remains of victims, black boxes of crashed MH17
Ukrainian rebels cleared the departure on Tuesday of a train loaded with remains of victims in crashed Malaysia Airlines MH 17 while handing over to Malaysian experts black boxes of the flight allegedly shot down in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
MH17 diverts route after passing Donetsk: Russian DM
The crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had strayed 14 km north from its planned route after passing Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. …read more Source:...
