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Colossal threat of new fighting: Poroshenko
Jun05

Colossal threat of new fighting: Poroshenko

Ukraine’s president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible “full-scale invasion” by Russia all along their joint border, a day after the worst fighting with Russian-back… …read more Source: The...

Prominent Soviet Dissident Leonid Plyushch Dies
Jun04

Prominent Soviet Dissident Leonid Plyushch Dies

Communist-era Ukrainian dissident Leonid Plyushch, who was detained for almost three years in a psychiatric ward by the Soviet authorities, died Thursday aged 76 close to Paris, a friend told AFP. …read more Source:...

Ukraine’s President Poroshenko Warns of Russian Invasion Threat After Fighting Surge
Jun04

Ukraine’s President Poroshenko Warns of Russian Invasion Threat After Fighting Surge

Ukraine’s president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible “full-scale invasion” by Russia all along their joint border, a day after the worst fighting with Russian-backed separatists… …read more Source:...

White House ‘Concerned’ About Surge in East Ukraine Fighting
Jun04

White House ‘Concerned’ About Surge in East Ukraine Fighting

The United States is concerned over a recent flare-up in fighting in eastern Ukraine, a senior White House official said Thursday. …read more Source:...

Ukraine warns of ‘colossal threat’ of new fighting
Jun04

Ukraine warns of ‘colossal threat’ of new fighting

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Thursday of the “colossal threat” of major clashes in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Times of...

At Least 24 Dead in New Fighting in East Ukraine
Jun04

At Least 24 Dead in New Fighting in East Ukraine

At least 24 people have died in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine, the warring sides said, as Russia and Ukraine accused each other of seeking to torpedo a tenuous peace deal. …read more Source:...

Ukraine forces, separatists fight first serious battles in months
Jun03

Ukraine forces, separatists fight first serious battles in months

Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraine’s defence minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted. …read more Source: The Times of...

Kremlin Accuses Ukrainian Army of ‘Provocative Actions’
Jun03

Kremlin Accuses Ukrainian Army of ‘Provocative Actions’

The Kremlin today accused Ukrainian forces of “provocative actions” as fresh clashes flared in east Ukraine after Kiev said pro-Moscow rebels launched a new assault. …read more Source:...

Ukraine drops WTO case against Australia’s tobacco-packaging laws
Jun03

Ukraine drops WTO case against Australia’s tobacco-packaging laws

Ukraine has suspended a case it was pursuing through the World Trade Organization aimed at overturning Australia’s strict tobacco packaging laws, a WTO panel of adjudicators said in a statement published on Wednesday. Ukraine asked the panel to suspend the proceedings on May 28 and said it will try to find a mutually agreed solution with...

Ukraine battle tests cease-fire to breaking point
Jun03

Ukraine battle tests cease-fire to breaking point

A fire-fighter works to extinguish the fire at a market destroyed after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 3, 2015, during battles on Wednesday in eastern Ukraine Territories.(Source: AP) A major battle erupted on Wednesday on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, leaving more than a dozen dead...