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Russia, Ukraine in indirect talks over key Black Sea air corridor: Report
Russia and Ukraine are holding indirect talks to reopen a key international air corridor over the Black Sea to commercial flights in a plan that could give Ukraine much-needed overflight fees and ease congestion on other crowded air routes, according to five sources familiar with the matter. …read more Source: The Times of...
Dutch team recovers remains from near MH17 crash site
Dutch police say the plane most likely was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. (Source: Reuters) The Dutch defense ministry says a team of experts has recovered a small amount of human remains from a village near the site where a Malaysia Airlines jet was downed last July in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Monday’s...
Angela Merkel: Germany won’t give weapons to Ukraine, favors talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she prefers economic sanctions as decided by the European Union and negotiations to “solve or at least mitigate the conflict.” Germany will not provide weapons to Ukraine and supports negotiations and a diplomatic solution to the conflict between the government in Kiev and Russian-backed rebels in eastern...
Ukrainian rebels vow to raise 100,000 fighters, escalate conflict
Pro-Russian separatists vowed Monday to mobilize up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the US mulled sending weapons to Kiev’s out-gunned forces after the latest truce bid collapsed. …read more Source: The Times of...
Shells hit Donetsk, five more Ukrainian soldiers killed
Municipal authorities in Donetsk said 15 civilians were killed over the weekend by shells, mortars or other missiles that hit residential areas of the city which is controlled by the separatists. (Source: AP photo) Artillery attacks on the Ukrainian city of Donetsk killed at least one civilian on Monday while Kiev’s military reported that...
5 More Soldiers Killed Overnight in Fighting in the East: Ukraine
Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 29 wounded in fighting against Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, a Ukraine military spokesman said on Monday morning. …read more Source:...
Military conflict between US and Russia would be unwise: Obama
File Photo. (Source: AP) Engaging in a military conflict with Russia amid growing tensions between Moscow and Washington would be unwise, US president Barack Obama has said adding that the US policy of imposing tough sanctions on Russia after the latter’s actions in Ukraine has badly hit the Russian economy. “I don’t think that it...
Ukrainian separatist advance forces mass flight
As fighting escalates around the town Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, a growing wave of civilians are fleeing their homes, taking the risk of being struck by stray projectiles on their way, and often leaving family members behind. …read more Source: The Times of...
Death Toll Mounts in Ukraine Fighting After Peace Talks Fail
13 government soldiers and at least as many civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine’s separatist conflict after the collapse of peace talks, Kiev authorities said. …read more Source:...
Civilians flee east Ukraine town as fighting intensifies
Debaltseve, Ukraine : Outgoing heavy-caliber fire boomed incessantly, shaking the ground and rattling windows around the besieged town. Residents of Debaltseve, seemingly inured to the racket, listened impassively as they mustered at the town hall on Saturday to be evacua.. …read more Source: India...
