Section: The Times of India (India)
Three killed as clashes rumble on in east Ukraine
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the country’s rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists have said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Obama, Merkel say no easing of Russia sanctions over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by telephone on Thursday on Ukraine, stressing they would keep up sanctions on Russia over its role in the crisis. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin says Russia was ready for nuclear confrontation over Crimea
Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a pre-recorded documentary. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin: Russia helped Yanukovych flee Ukraine
In a new documentary about Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Vladimir Putin says Russian forces helped ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych escape to Russia. …read more Source: The Times of...
Embattled Ukrainian town struggles to come back to life
When the wind picks up, the rattle of the corrugated iron roof of a destroyed gas station can sound like artillery. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin describes secret operation to seize Crimea
President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s deposed, pro-Moscow president. …read more Source: The Times of...
33 miners feared dead after pit blast in east Ukraine
Seventeen miners were confirmed dead and rescuers held out little hope for another 16 still missing after a blast at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk near the battle front in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours: Ukraine military source
Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the last 24 hours in the country’s east where government troops are fighting with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia and Ukraine to discuss summer gas supplies late this month
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to discuss a “summer package” of gas supplies late this month, with Kiev winning an assurance at Monday’s EU-mediated talks in Brussels that it would not pay for energy delivered to rebel-held areas. …read more Source: The Times of...
Over 6,000 killed in Ukraine conflict: UN
More than 6,000 people have died in the nearly one-year-old Ukraine conflict, the UN human rights office said today and warned that “deliberate targeting” of civilians may constitute a “crime against humanity”. …read more Source: The Times of...
