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Trump says U.S. will work to restore peace in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko the United States will work to restore peace along the border with Russia. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko and Trump discuss strengthening ties in telephone call
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed strengthening cooperation on Saturday in a telephone call that also addressed the need to resolve Ukraine’s eastern conflict through diplomacy, Poroshenko said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Shelling flares up in east Ukraine ahead of Trump's call to Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists accused each other of resuming artillery attacks in east Ukraine on Saturday, breaking a lull in shelling at a frontline hot-spot that had raised hopes the conflict’s worst escalation in months was waning. …read more Source: The...
Trump lashes at both friend and foe
US President steps up war of words against the world, takes aggressive stance WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump stepped up his war of words against the world on Thursday, firing on friend and foe alike even as his new top diplomat arrived for work. Even Russia, with which Trump hopes to mend ties, was not spared: US ambassador to the United...
Russia says Ukraine violating Geneva convention, shelling civilians
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Ukrainian armed forces of violating the Geneva Convention by shelling civilian areas in eastern Ukraine and of using weapons systems banned under the terms of the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: The...
US condemns ‘aggressive’ Russia as Ukraine fighting continues
Ukrainian servicemen in the town of Avdiivka on Feb 1, 2017. AFP Photo U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula is returned to Ukraine. But the new American envoy tempered her...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine and pledged strong US support to Kiev even as the new US administration seeks to improve ties with Russia. “We do want to better our relations with Russia. However the dire situation in eastern Ukraine is one that...
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blamed Russia on Thursday for the recent surge of violence in eastern Ukraine and warned Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until Moscow returns Crimea to Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Germany to move ahead on new short-range air defence system
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German military has decided to replace its ageing short-range air defence systems and help fill a gap that has caused concern among NATO allies following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, a defence ministry spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
EU's Tusk calls on Russia to end violence in east Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk, the chairman of EU leaders’ meetings, called on Russia on Thursday to use its influence with rebels in east Ukraine to stop a recent spike in violence there. …read more Source: The...
