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Ukrainian President disbands Parliament, calls early polls
Aug26

Ukrainian President disbands Parliament, calls early polls

Kiev: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dissolved Parliament on Monday and called for early elections on October 26, as tensions were still running high in eastern Ukraine amid fighting between government forces and separatists.”We must begin purification from the highe.. …read more Source: India...

Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament
Aug26

Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament

Ukraine’s president yesterday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. …read more Source:...

Ukraine dissolves Parliament, sets elections for October
Aug26

Ukraine dissolves Parliament, sets elections for October

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dissolved Parliament and set early elections for October 26, on the eve of his expected meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.“The early… …read more Source: The...

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Opening New War Front Before Leaders’ Meeting
Aug25

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Opening New War Front Before Leaders’ Meeting

Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of sending soldiers across the border to open a new front in the separatist war that has devastated the east of the country and provoked the gravest East-West crisis s… …read more Source:...

Russian tank column ‘enters southeast Ukraine’
Aug25

Russian tank column ‘enters southeast Ukraine’

A column of Russian tanks and armored vehicles has crossed into southeastern Ukraine, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place, a top Ukrainian official said. …read more Source: The Times of...

Russia Announces New Convoy on Eve of Delicate Ukraine Talks
Aug25

Russia Announces New Convoy on Eve of Delicate Ukraine Talks

Russia wants to send a second humanitarian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday, introducing a likely new topic of discord on the eve of crucial talks between t… …read more Source:...

Ukraine Border Guards Clash With Rebels Near Russian Border: Military
Aug25

Ukraine Border Guards Clash With Rebels Near Russian Border: Military

Ukrainian government forces engaged with a separatist armoured column near the southeastern town of Novoazovsk, about 10 km (6 miles) from the Russian border, Ukraine’s military information service sa… …read more Source:...

Russia Plans Another Aid Convoy to Ukraine: Foreign Minister
Aug25

Russia Plans Another Aid Convoy to Ukraine: Foreign Minister

Moscow has informed Kiev that it intends to send a second humanitarian aid convoy into rebel-held eastern Ukraine in the coming days, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. …read more Source:...

Rebels Parade Captured Soldiers as Kiev Marks Independence Day
Aug24

Rebels Parade Captured Soldiers as Kiev Marks Independence Day

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine paraded dozens of captured soldiers before a jeering crowd on Sunday in mockery of Independence Day celebrations in the capital. …read more Source:...

Ukraine Plans $3 Billion Boost to Defence Spending
Aug24

Ukraine Plans $3 Billion Boost to Defence Spending

As armored vehicles rumbled through downtown Kiev in an ostentatious celebration of Ukraine’s independence, pro-Russian rebels who are battling government forces in the east paraded captured soldiers … …read more Source:...