Section: The Times of India (India)
Ukraine rebels to recruit 100,000; US may help govt
Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilization and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main leaders said on Monday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia, Ukraine in indirect talks over key Black Sea air corridor: Report
Russia and Ukraine are holding indirect talks to reopen a key international air corridor over the Black Sea to commercial flights in a plan that could give Ukraine much-needed overflight fees and ease congestion on other crowded air routes, according to five sources familiar with the matter. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukrainian rebels vow to raise 100,000 fighters, escalate conflict
Pro-Russian separatists vowed Monday to mobilize up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the US mulled sending weapons to Kiev’s out-gunned forces after the latest truce bid collapsed. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukrainian separatist advance forces mass flight
As fighting escalates around the town Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, a growing wave of civilians are fleeing their homes, taking the risk of being struck by stray projectiles on their way, and often leaving family members behind. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine peace talks collapse as fighting rages
Peace talks aimed at halting rising bloodshed in eastern Ukraine ended in failure Saturday, with Kiev’s envoy saying pro-Russian separatists wrecked a deal by refusing to discuss an immediate ceasefire. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine, rebels gather for peace talks as fighting rages in east
A new round of peace talks were about to start on the Ukraine crisis on Saturday, even as fighting between Kiev government forces and pro-Russian separatists raged in the east, claiming civilian and military lives. …read more Source: The Times of...
Kerry to travel to Ukraine amid escalating violence
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ukraine on February 5 as violence flared up in the country this month, according to a statement from the state department. …read more Source: The Times of...
EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
The EU agreed on Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels. …read more Source: The Times of...
US warns cost of Russian actions in Ukraine will ‘rise’
The United States gave a clear signal Wednesday that Russia will face further sanctions for what the White House says is Moscow’s role in fueling violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia defiant after more threats from West over Ukraine
A defiant President Vladimir Putin on Monday called the Ukrainian army a “Nato foreign legion,” reflecting his readiness to stand up to the West regardless of rising economic costs, as Standard & Poor’s rating agency downgraded Russia’s credit rating to junk. …read more Source: The Times of...
