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Ukraine’s Military Reports Significant Fall in Fighting
Ukraine’s military said today there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite… …read more Source:...
Deaths Shake Ukraine Truce, Peter Poroshenko Wary of Russia Threat
Ukraine today reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if the truce … …read more Source:...
Crimea: The Spark That Set Off East-West Crisis
Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine a year ago, is a picturesque region of vineyards and tourist resorts, and a historic hotbed of geopolitical tensions. …read more Source:...
US Intelligence Chief Sees Spring Attack on Ukraine Port
Pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine will likely wait until the spring to attack the port of Mariupol, US intelligence chief James Clapper predicted Thursday, adding such a move did not seem imminent… …read more Source:...
NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Tells Russia to Get Arms Out of Ukraine
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned on Wednesday that any attempt to expand territory held by separatists in Ukraine would be “unacceptable” and told Russia to withdraw 1,000 items of military equipmen… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Poised to Pull Back Arms While US, Russia Trade Barbs
Ukraine’s army awaited orders to pull back weapons from the frontline today as a shaky truce settled, while the United States and Russia traded blame for delays in the peace plan. …read more Source:...
Tense Ukraine Port City Braces for Feared Rebel Offensive
Pensioner Anatoliy gestures at a row of burnt out cars as he worries about what might be in store for his east Ukraine hometown — the frontline port city of Mariupol. …read more Source:...
Kiev Reports No Combat Casualties for Second Straight Day
Ukraine’s military reported no combat casualties at the front for a second straight day on Thursday, a sign that a ceasefire deal has held at last after rebels initially ignored it to launch one of th… …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin ‘Destabilizing’ Ukraine, Says John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilizing Ukraine through “land grabs,” warning Moscow and the rebels had failed to meet the terms of a ta… …read more Source:...
Kiev’s Gas Cut Off in East Ukraine ‘Smacks of Genocide’: Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Kiev’s decision to cut off gas supplies to eastern Ukraine, which prompted Moscow to start its own direct deliveries, smacked of “genocide”. …read more Source:...
