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One Ukrainian serviceman killed in fresh separatist attacks – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three have been wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern and south-eastern Ukraine in violation of a ceasefire, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president enacts controversial laws banning Soviet symbols
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday enacted laws banning Soviet symbols and communist-era propaganda, his office said, after the measures drew strong Russian criticism when they were approved by parliament last month. The measures come as Ukraine’s pro-Western government seeks a complete break with its Soviet past and as...
Ukraine accuses Facebook of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, pictured here on September 18, 2013 in Washington, DC -© AFP/File KIEV: A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a...
NATO and EU to work together to counter Crimea-style 'hybrid' warfare
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – NATO and the EU agreed on Thursday to work together more to counter “hybrid warfare”, the blend of unidentified troops, propaganda and economic pressure that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Baltics to ask NATO for thousands of boots on ground
VILNIUS: The Baltic states will formally ask Nato to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent, Lithuania said Thursday, amid tensions with Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. “We are seeking a brigade-size unit so that every Baltic nation would have a battalion,” military spokesman Captain Mindaugas Neimontas told AFP....
NATO commander accuses Russia of making irresponsible nuclear threats
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – NATO’s military commander accused Russia on Wednesday of making irresponsible nuclear threats, which he said were intended to make NATO think twice about how it responded to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko calls Minsk agreement 'pseudo-ceasefire'
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called the Minsk agreement a “pseudo-ceasefire” in an interview due to be aired on German television channel ZDF later on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
NATO, Ukraine concerned by Russian comments on nuclear weapons in Crimea
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – NATO and Ukraine voiced concern on Wednesday about Russian statements on the possible future stationing of nuclear weapons in Ukraine’s Crimea region, which has been annexed by Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says still seeing violations of Ukraine ceasefire
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday ahead of talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that an agreed ceasefire between Kiev and Moscow was still being violated on a regular basis. …read more Source: The...
U.S., NATO say Russia must fully implement Ukraine ceasefire
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for a halt to fighting around the Ukrainian coastal town of Shyrokyne on Wednesday as NATO backed his demand that Russia fully implement a Ukraine ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The...
