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Lavrov, Kerry confirm need to implement Minsk deal on Ukraine – Russia Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have confirmed the need for all sides to implement the Minsk agreements on Ukraine, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Spain grind out win, Rooney the late hero for England
PARIS: Reigning European champions Spain closed in on a place at Euro 2016 by grinding out a 1-0 qualifying win over Belarus on Sunday as Wayne Rooney’s late goal gave England victory in Slovenia. Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck a brace as Sweden beat Montenegro but Russia were the day’s big losers, a defeat to Austria coming as a blow to...
US plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe – source
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies unnerved by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and to deter further aggression, US officials said. The move would be the first time Washington has stationed heavy military equipment in the newer NATO member...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed as eastern attacks intensify
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and 21 were wounded in separatist attacks in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday, as both sides accused the other of intensifying attacks despite a four-month-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
U.S. plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter further aggression, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
New deaths and diplomatic warfare rattle Ukraine truce
Ukraine’s faltering peace deal suffered fresh setbacks yesterday when Kiev reported the deaths of six soldiers and accused Moscow of abetting an attack on one of its Russian consulates. The latest fatalities in the twisting and hotly disputed zone separating Ukrainian forces from their pro-Russian foes in the separatist east add to the...
Ukraine, Russia protest over attacks on each other's diplomatic missions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine protested to Russia on Saturday after mobs vandalised its embassy in Moscow and its consulate in Rostov-on-Don overnight, a day after Russia made a similar protest to Ukraine over damage to the Russian consulate in Kharkiv. …read more Source: The...
Six Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours
KIEV (Reuters) – Six Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in separatist eastern territory in the past 24 hours, despite a four-month-old ceasefire deal, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Maimed in war, Ukraine rebels recover in Russia
ROSTOV-ON-DON: Former Ukrainian rebel fighter Valery glances down at where his right leg should be as he confronts life’s new reality across the border in Russia. “Hopefully I will get my prosthetic soon and in a month try to learn to walk again with it,” the father-of-one, 40, told AFP, refusing to give his surname as his son lives in...
Merkel stresses Germany wants good relations with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Berlin was keen to have good relations with Moscow and was striving for a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
