Section: Xinhua (China)
Ukrainian rebel leader returns to work after surviving assassination attempt
Igor Plotnytsky, the leader of independence-seeking insurgents in Ukraine’s eastern Lugansk region, said Tuesday he came back to work three days after surviving an attempt on his life. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/10/c_135580711.htm target=_blank title="Ukrainian rebel leader returns to...
NATO, Russia discuss security situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan
NATO allies and Russia on Wednesday held “useful” discussions on the Ukraine crisis, military transparency and the security situation in Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said following the NATO-Russia Council meeting. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/14/c_135510850.htm...
Putin, Obama discuss situations in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama the situations in Nagorno-Karabakh region, as well as Syrian and Ukrainian crises in a telephone conversation, according to a Kremlin statement. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/07/c_135493859.htm...
EU extends sanctions against Crimea for one year
The European Union (EU) on Friday announced to extend the restrictive measures concerning Crimea and Sevastopol until June 23, 2017. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/18/c_135446148.htm target=_blank title="EU extends sanctions against Crimea for one year”...
Ukraine allocates 120 mln USD for post-conflict recovery in eastern region
Ukraine has allocated 120 million U.S. dollars from the budget to the post-conflict recovery in the government-controlled areas of eastern region, President Petro Poroshenko announced on Thursday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/10/c_135425237.htm target=_blank title="Ukraine allocates 120 mln...
Kiev reports heavy losses in fresh clashes in E. Ukraine
Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and eight others were wounded in clashes with independence-seeking insurgents in eastern regions in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said here Monday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-05/31/c_135399927.htm target=_blank title="Kiev...
Ukraine seeks energy supplies from Iran
Visiting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said here Sunday that Tehran can supply energy demands of Kiev, Tasnim news agency reported. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-05/30/c_135397091.htm target=_blank title="Ukraine seeks energy supplies from Iran”...
Five soldiers killed in new clashes in eastern Ukraine
At least five government soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours amid rising confrontation with independence-seeking insurgents, officials said Sunday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-05/29/c_135396966.htm target=_blank title="Five soldiers killed in...
Ukraine files defence at London court against debt lawsuit by Russia
Ukraine has filed a defensive pleading at London’s High Court against a lawsuit initiated by Russia over Kiev’s failure to repay its 3-billion-U.S.-dollar debt, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Friday. …read more Source:...
Violence returns to E. Ukraine as Easter truce ends
Representatives of the Ukrainian government and independence-seeking militants said on Monday that violence has resumed in eastern Ukraine after a period of relative calm that started on May 1, when the country celebrated Orthodox Easter. …read more Source:...
