Section: The Times of India (India)
100 Indian students refuse to leave Ukraine
The lives of over eight dozen Indian students, most of them training to be doctors in eastern Ukraine, are in serious danger as heavy fighting continues between the country’s armed forces and Russian backed separatists in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: The Times of...
Kerry urges Lavrov to respect Ukraine ceasefire
Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pressed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to ensure that Moscow respects the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, the State Department said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine says it may freeze debt payments to fund war
Ukraine’s premier warned Friday that Kiev would freeze its debt repayments if no immediate deal was found with private lenders because it had to fund its escalating campaign against pro-Russian fighters. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin keeps Pope waiting, again. This time for 70 min
Pope Francis waited for more than an hour to tell Russian President Vladimir Putin to commit to peace and dialogue on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Obama says Putin on doomed drive to recreate Soviet glories
At the conclusion of a Group of Seven summit in the Bavarian Alps, leaders expressed concern about an upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Angela Merkel says G7 ready to strengthen sanctions against Russia if needed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries were ready, if necessary, to strengthen sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Times of...
To fight sanctions, Russia wields aid and ideology
The war in Ukraine that has pitted Russia against the West is being waged not just with tanks, artillery and troops. Increasingly, Moscow has brought to bear different kinds of weapons, according to American and European officials: money, ideology and disinformation. …read more Source: The Times of...
Barack Obama says G7 to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine
US President Barack Obama said Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday would discuss standing up to Russian aggression in Ukraine amid an upsurge in violence there that monitors have blamed on Moscow-backed separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...
Obama heads for G7 summit focused on Ukraine
President Barack Obama left Washington late on Saturday headed for a G7 summit in southern Germany focused on violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine warns of ‘colossal threat’ of new fighting
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Thursday of the “colossal threat” of major clashes in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Times of...
