Section: The Times of India (India)
Obama prepares to cut Putin’s cash flow if he doesn’t play ball over Ukraine
The United States is preparing to punish Russia by starving off its access to western credit if President Putin does not meet demands for peace in Ukraine, it has been reported. …read more Source: The Times of...
Rebel shelling in east Ukraine kills three civilians, soldier: Ukraine military
Three civilians have been killed by shelling by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist eastern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force
Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukrainians, Australian kin mark year since MH17 downing
Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago began a procession to the crash site on Friday, while the Australian prime minister remembered the “savagery” of the disaster by unveiling a plaque in Canberra that’s set in soil from the place where the plane went down....
Ukraine passes draft bill to grant east regions more autonomy
Ukraine’s parliament approved a draft law on Thursday to grant two separatist regions greater autonomy, a first step towards meeting the demands of a ceasefire agreement on the status of the pro-Russian self-styled “people’s republics”. …read more Source: The Times of...
8 Ukrainian troops killed, 16 hurt in war-torn east Ukraine
Eight Ukrainian troops were killed and 16 wounded in war-torn eastern Ukraine in a 24-hour period from yesterday morning until this morning, officials in Kiev said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Britains to train 250 Ukrainian forces in August
Britain has sent vital equipment support for Ukrainian troops fight against Russia supported rebels in its eastern borders. …read more Source: The Times of...
Talks to resolve Ukraine conflict end without results
The negotiating group aiming at resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine has ended its latest round of talks without firm results. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia cuts off power supplies to Ukraine rebels: Kiev
Kiev said on Tuesday that Russia had cut off electricity to Ukraine’s rebel-run regions in what appears to be another sign that Moscow is losing interest in plans to splinter its neighbour. …read more Source: The Times of...
Hoax letter to Russian media seeks to tie US senator to Ukraine
A forger sent a hoax letter to Russian media in an apparent bid to convince journalists that a senior US lawmaker, senator Richard Durbin, was trying to tell Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk how to run his government, Durbin’s office said on Monday. …read more Source: The Times of...
