Section: The Times of India (India)
New Russia sanctions could be lifted if ceasefire agreed: UK
New sanctions against Russia expected to be announced on Friday in response to the Ukraine crisis could be lifted if a ceasefire is implemented, Britain’s foreign secretary said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Nato backs Kiev with words and sanctions
Ukraine’s president heard words of support from Western leaders at a Nato summit on Thursday, but a Kremlin peace offer failed to halt fighting in the east where dramatic advances by pro-Russian rebels have tipped the balance of power against Kiev. …read more Source: The Times of...
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
President Vladimir Putin outlined plans for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday but Ukraine’s prime minister dismissed the proposal, while France expressed its disapproval of Moscow’s support for separatist forces by halting delivery of a warship. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss settlement in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed a peace settlement in eastern Ukraine with President Petro Poroshenko and found that they “largely share views” on ways out of the crisis, Putin’s spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Nato weighs rapid response force for eastern Europe
As Ukrainian leaders warned on Monday of “a great war” with Russia, Nato leaders meeting in Wales this week were expected to endorse their most concrete response yet to increased Russian military intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine military withdraws from Luhansk airport
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it had pulled its forces back from defending a vital airport in the east against Russian tanks, as President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of “direct and open aggression”. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘open aggression’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and open aggression” which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance as Kiev’s forces suffer major reverses in the war with pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...
Have ‘common sense’ over sanctions threat: Putin
Putin urged the EU on Monday to show “common sense” and not to engage in mutually destructive sanctions, in his first reaction to the threat of additional punitive measures over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Obama faces bipartisan criticism over foreign policy
President Barack Obama faced criticism over his foreign policy from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday as he wrestled with crises in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Top US senator urges weapons for Ukraine’
The head of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee called on Monday for supplying Ukraine with weapons to fight what he called a “direct invasion” of the country by Russia. …read more Source: The Times of...
