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US Ambassador to UN blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine
Feb03

US Ambassador to UN blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine

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U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine
| Reuters
Feb03

U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine | Reuters

UNITED NATIONS U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, blamed Russia on Thursday for the recent surge of violence in eastern Ukraine and warned Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until Moscow returns Crimea to Kiev.”I consider it unfortunate on the occasion of my first appearance here I must condemn the...

Ukraine, separatists say more civilians killed in eastern flare-up
| Reuters
Feb03

Ukraine, separatists say more civilians killed in eastern flare-up | Reuters

By Gleb Garanich and Natalia Zinets | AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of carrying out fresh artillery attacks on frontline residential areas in eastern Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties on both sides.The reports follow a short lull in fighting in the...

McCain says Russia testing U.S. in Ukraine, urges Trump to hit back
| Reuters
Feb02

McCain says Russia testing U.S. in Ukraine, urges Trump to hit back | Reuters

WASHINGTON Russia is testing President Donald Trump with a surge of violence in eastern Ukraine and the U.S. president should give Ukraine the lethal aid it needs to defend against the attacks, Senator John McCain said in a letter to Trump on Thursday.Renewed violence flared this week between Moscow-backed rebels and Ukraine government forces...

Russia summons Ukrainian diplomat over Black Sea flights
Feb02

Russia summons Ukrainian diplomat over Black Sea flights

Moscow, Feb 2 : The Russian Defence Ministry has summoned the Ukrainian military attache in Moscow and handed a protest note over plane manoeuvres over the Black Sea, a media report said on Thursday. The attache to the Ukrainian Embassy was summoned on Wednesday evening, the Ministry’s spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said, Xinhua...

Ukraine: US will never accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea
Feb02

Ukraine: US will never accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea

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Poland eyes Belarus ties to revive EU’s Eastern Partnership
| Reuters
Feb01

Poland eyes Belarus ties to revive EU’s Eastern Partnership | Reuters

By Pawel Sobczak, Lidia Kelly and Justyna Pawlak | WARSAW WARSAW Poland is trying to improve relations with its eastern neighbour Belarus in the hope of also reviving the European Union’s dormant Eastern Partnership initiative that targets six former Soviet republics, its deputy foreign minister said.The Eastern Partnership offered money,...

Moscow denies it shot at Ukrainian warplane – Tass
| Reuters
Feb01

Moscow denies it shot at Ukrainian warplane – Tass | Reuters

MOSCOW Russia’s Black Sea naval command on Wednesday denied an allegation by Kiev that a Ukrainian AN-26 military cargo plane had been shot over the sea, Tass news agency cited the command as saying.Ukraine said on Wednesday the pane had been shot at with a firearm from a Russian-controlled offshore gas rig. (writing by Denis Pinchuk,...

NATO calls on Russia to help stop spike in violence in east Ukraine
Feb01

NATO calls on Russia to help stop spike in violence in east Ukraine

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UN Security Council calls for return to Ukraine ceasefire
Feb01

UN Security Council calls for return to Ukraine ceasefire

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