Section: The Times of India (India)
Ukraine votes to overhaul parliament
Voters in Ukraine headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, overhauling a legislature tainted by its association with ousted President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin, Merkel have ‘serious differences’ over Ukraine: Kremlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have major differences over the origin and causes of the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin said following talks between the two leaders. …read more Source: The Times of...
Nato chief: No big Russian withdrawal near Ukraine
Nato’s top military commander said Wednesday that the alliance would welcome the withdrawal of Russian troops from a Russian region bordering Ukraine, but that it has seen no “major movement” so far. …read more Source: The Times of...
Clashes erupt outside Ukraine’s parliament in Kiev
Clashes broke out today between demonstrators and police in front of Ukraine’s parliament in Kiev as deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognize a contentious World War II-era Ukrainian partisan group as national heroes. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin may have talks with Ukraine leader next week: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko next week on the sidelines of a summit of Asian and European leaders in Milan, the Kremlin said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Nato can put troops wherever it wants, new secretary general says
New Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the Western alliance could deploy its forces wherever it wants, apparently calling into question post-Cold War agreements that have been shaken by Russia’s actions in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Latvia coalition holds power as pro-Putin force tops seats
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and meddling in eastern Ukraine spooked voters in this Nato and eurozone member of just two million people. …read more Source: The Times of...
Battle rages for Ukraine’s main eastern airport
Ukrainian forces clashed with pro-Russian insurgents for control of a strategic airport in the restive east on Friday and traded blame over the death of a Swiss aid worker, four weeks into their shaky truce. …read more Source: The Times of...
Latvia holds election with Ukraine on its mind
After regaining independence in 1991 following five decades of Soviet occupation, Latvia and Baltic neighbours Lithuania and Estonia turned west and joined Nato and the European Union in 2004. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport
Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared on Wednesday to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk, the seizure of which would be a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...
