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US strongly urge Russia to stick to Ukraine agreement
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday warned Russia this was a critical time to fulfill a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, after he held several hours of talks with President Vladimir Putin. Kerry said at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in the Turkish city of Antalya that now is a “critical moment for action...
U.S.' Kerry urges all sides to prevent breaches of Ukraine's ceasefire
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged all sides in the Ukrainian conflict on Tuesday to prevent breaches of a ceasefire agreed earlier this year. …read more Source: The...
Kerry has 'frank' talks with Putin about Ukraine, Syria
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he had “frank” talks about Ukraine, Syria and Iran with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and said it was important to keep in contact. …read more Source: The...
Focus on Islamic State and Libya as NATO foreign ministers meet
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Preoccupied for more than a year by the Ukraine crisis, NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey this week will focus on instability on the alliance’s southern flank, ranging from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria to turmoil in Libya. …read more Source: The...
'What does Moscow want?' asks Georgian president
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The former Soviet republics of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are moving inexorably from the orbit of a Russian state that promotes values fundamentally alien to its neighbours, according to Georgia’s president. …read more Source: The...
Nemtsov allies release report on Russian involvement in Ukraine
Allies of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday unveiled a report based on research he compiled that they claimed proved large-scale Russian military involvement in Ukraine. “We gathered what we think is comprehensive proof of the presence of Russian troops,” said Ilya Yashin, one of the authors of the report...
Nemtsov report ‘proves’ Russian army presence in Ukraine
MOSCOW: Allies of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday unveiled a report based on research he collected that they claimed proved Russian military involvement in Ukraine. “We gathered what we think is comprehensive proof of the presence of Russian troops,” said Ilya Yashin, one of the authors of the report...
High-powered US-Russia talks underway
US Secretary of State John Kerry began high stakes talks in the Russian resort of Sochi on Tuesday, aimed at pushing President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire. Kerry met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov ahead of talks with Putin in the Black Sea city at what a top US official said was “a critical...
Scores of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine – opposition report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow spent more than 53 billion roubles ($1.04 billion) supplying a separatist rebellion in east Ukraine and at least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed there, a report by Russian opposition activists said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Three Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east – Ukrainian military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and one was wounded in separatist eastern territories over the past 24 hours despite a three-month-old ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
