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Europe warns Russia over Ukraine rebel poll; truce’s collapse feared
Europe on Monday warned Russia to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty as Moscow turned the screws on Kiev by recognizing controversial rebel polls and fighting flared in the separatist east. Elections in the pro-Russian separatist area deepened international tensions over Ukraine, raising fears that a shaky two-month-old truce could collapse....
OSCE says its drone was fired on in Ukraine; U.S. blames rebels
European security watchdog OSCE said numerous anti-aircraft rounds were fired at one of its drones monitoring a shaky truce in eastern Ukraine, and the United States blamed pro-Russian rebels for Sunday’s incident. The unmanned aerial vehicle — deployed to help monitor the cease-fire between government forces and separatists — was not hit...
Ukraine rattled by Russia troop movements as separatists vote
Separatists in eastern Ukraine held elections Sunday as claims of “intensive” troop movements crossing the Russian border cast new doubts over a truce. The vote in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic was condemned by Kiev and the West, but backed by Russia, billed as bringing a degree of...
World › 4,000 killed in Ukraine conflict, U.N. reports
More than 4,000 people have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine between the army and pro-Russian separatists, the U.N. said Friday, as the Ukrainian president took steps to “unite” the country after elections. The United Nations said in over six months there have been 4,035 deaths, more than 300… …read more Source: Japan...
EU, Russia, Ukraine reach breakthrough gas accord
Russia agreed Thursday to resume gas deliveries to war-torn Ukraine through the winter in a European Union-brokered, multibillion dollar deal signed by the three parties in Brussels. In a hard-fought accord the EU hopes will ease the broader crisis over Ukraine, Russia agreed to ensure supplies until the end of March. “I’m glad that...
World › Ukraine, Russia, EU agree on gas supply deal
Russia agreed to resume gas deliveries to Ukraine through the winter in an EU-brokered deal reached by the three parties in Brussels on Thursday, an EU source said. Ukraine’s debt of $3.1 billion (2.5 billion euros) will be settled in two instalments, one immediately and the other at the end… …read more Source: Japan...
Poland says it will bolster its eastern military capacity amid Russia tensions
Poland plans to increase its number of troops in the country’s east amid tension with Russia over the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Tuesday. “We’d like to reinforce our units in Poland’s east,” which borders Ukraine, he told Polish public radio. He added that it was “too early” to go...
Russia to recognize Ukraine rebel votes, Lavrov says
Russia plans to recognize elections being organized next weekend by rebels in east Ukraine in defiance of the government in Kiev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview on Tuesday. “We expect the elections will go ahead as agreed, and we will of course recognize the results,” Lavrov told Izvestia daily ahead of Sunday […] The post...
After poll, Kiev sets sights on European-style reforms
As Ukraine’s most ardently pro-European parties pocketed a resounding collective election triumph Monday, thoughts turned to a reform agenda that promises pain and progress in equal doses. Although the outcome of Sunday’s vote is partly the fruit of a surge in anti-Russian sentiment, Moscow says it will recognize the result and urged...
Residents of Ukraine rebel city live underground for months
Ever since fierce shelling in east Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk forced her to flee her home four months ago, Svetlana, a grandmother, has been living underground. “I’ve spent four months in this bomb shelter,” she said, cradling her 19-month-old grandson. “Whenever I go out, I risk being killed by a shell.” Standing around her...
