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Germany, France Demand Crumbling Ukraine Ceasefire be ‘Fully Respected’
Germany and France demanded on Friday that a crumbling Ukraine truce be “fully respected” even as pro-Russian rebels celebrated a battlefield victory in a strategic town and exchanged artillery fire e… …read more Source:...
Pope calls for Ukraine cease-fire to be respected
Pope Francis has called for Ukraine’s cease-fire to be respected amid fresh reports by the Ukrainian military that separatist rebels were still firing on government positions and that Russia was sending in more tanks. Francis delivered the plea for peace today during a meeting with Ukrainian bishops visiting Rome. He said he was praying for...
Merkel says new Russia sanctions an option but not the goal
New sanctions against Russia are an option if a peace deal to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine is violated, though that is not the goal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. Merkel told a joint news conference with French President Francois Hollande in Paris that the European Union “could raise the issue of sanctions” if...
France, Germany want Ukraine ceasefire fully observed: Hollande
France and Germany are more convinced than ever that the Minsk agreements aimed at resolving an ongoing crisis in Ukraine should be fully implemented and a ceasefire observed, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday. “With the (German) Chancellor we have never stopped speaking since the (September 2014) Minsk agreements and we are...
Two thirds of Russians see threat from other countries, poll suggests
More than two-thirds of Russians believe other countries pose a military threat to their nation’s security and more Russians now believe in the likelihood of war than at any time this century, a research group said on Friday. The Russian Public Opinion Research Centre said 68% of respondents to an opinion poll believed other countries pose...
Ukraine military says Russian tanks, missile systems cross border
Ukraine’s military said on Friday more than 20 Russian tanks, 10 missile systems and bus-loads of fighters had crossed Ukraine’s border and headed towards Novoazovsk, a rebel-held town east of the strategic southeastern port city of Mariupol. “In recent days, despite the Minsk (ceasefire) agreement, military equipment and...
Report: EU, Britain ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis
The European Union and Britain “sleepwalked” into the Ukraine crisis, failing to grasp its exceptional nature and lacking the ability to read political shifts in Russia, British lawmakers said in… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says rebel attacks continue despite ceasefire
A Ukrainian military spokesman has said that separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times over the past day, despite a ceasefire that was called into effect five days ago. Lt. Col. Anatoliy Stelmakh said on Friday that the village of Kurakhovo, west of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, was hit by fire from Grad rockets and that...
Alexei Navalny in 2 weeks custody for propagating opposition rally
Russia’s leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in custody for handing out leaflets in the subway. A district court in Moscow ruled Thursday that Navalny, an anti-corruption crusader who spearheaded protests against President Vladimir Putin’s rule, violated the law when he campaigned on the subway...
Navalny arrested for propagating opposition rallies, sentence lasts 2 weeks
Russia’s leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in custody for handing out leaflets in the subway. A district court in Moscow ruled Thursday that Navalny, an anti-corruption crusader who spearheaded protests against President Vladimir Putin’s rule, violated the law when he campaigned on the subway...
