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Joe Biden to Meet Angela Merkel, Petro Poroshenko on Ukraine
Feb04

Joe Biden to Meet Angela Merkel, Petro Poroshenko on Ukraine

US Vice-President Joe Biden will huddle with leaders from Germany and Ukraine on an upcoming visit to Europe, as allies plot a response to increased violence in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

12 Killed in East Ukraine, Hospital Hit
Feb04

12 Killed in East Ukraine, Hospital Hit

At least 12 people were killed in fighting between soldiers and pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, including four civilians who died when a hospital was hit in rebel stronghold Donetsk today. …read more Source:...

NATO ministers meet on Russia to upgrade response force
Feb04

NATO ministers meet on Russia to upgrade response force

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. (Source: AP) With NATO officials calling Russia more unpredictable now than during the Cold War, alliance defense ministers on Thursday are expected to approve further measures to enhance the organization’s ability to deter and, if necessary, respond to...

5 killed in fresh artillery shelling in eastern Ukraine
Feb04

5 killed in fresh artillery shelling in eastern Ukraine

Heavy shelling in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon killed at least five people and damaged a hospital, six schools and five kindergartens, local officials said. The fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops in eastern Ukraine resumed in January after a month of relative calm, killing...

Ukraine President confident of getting US weapons
Feb04

Ukraine President confident of getting US weapons

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (Source: AP) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said late Tuesday that he is confident that the United States will send weapons to his country to help it fight pro-Russian rebels, a step the Americans reportedly are considering. Government forces have been fighting Russia-backed separatists in eastern...

Pope decries ‘scandal’ of Ukraine Christians at war
Feb04

Pope decries ‘scandal’ of Ukraine Christians at war

Pope Francis, right, delivers his speech during the weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo) Pope Francis has denounced the surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, saying it was a “scandal” that Christians were fighting among themselves. During his weekly general audience Wednesday,...

Thousands Petition Vladimir Putin to Free Mother of 7 Accused of Treason
Feb03

Thousands Petition Vladimir Putin to Free Mother of 7 Accused of Treason

Tens of thousands of people petitioned President Vladimir Putin today to release a mother of seven accused of treason for having called the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements. …read more Source:...

16 Civilians Killed in Latest Ukraine Fighting: Officials
Feb03

16 Civilians Killed in Latest Ukraine Fighting: Officials

At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said today. …read more Source:...

Obama continues to review Ukraine policy: White House
Feb03

Obama continues to review Ukraine policy: White House

FILE- US President Barack Obama. (Source: AP Photo) President Barack Obama continues to evaluate the US policy on the Ukraine crisis with the objective of further isolating Russia and convince Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to reevaluate his strategy. “The President’s view continues to be that this administration needs to be continually...

Ukraine rebels to recruit 100,000; US may help govt
Feb03

Ukraine rebels to recruit 100,000; US may help govt

Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilization and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main leaders said on Monday. …read more Source: The Times of...