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Kremlin rules out handing back Crimea to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it would not hand back Crimea to Ukraine, despite warnings by the United States and European Union that they will not drop sanctions over the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation a year ago. …read more Source: The...
Putin laughs off ‘rumours’ over his 10-day absence
SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday laughed off days of frenzied “rumours” over his health and whereabouts as he reappeared in public after an unusually long 10-day absence. Emerging after days of speculation that he was either ill or had even been deposed in a palace coup, Putin met with the leader of ex-Soviet...
Russia accuses Kiev of tightening blockade on rebel east
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday that Kiev was stepping up a “blockade” of eastern Ukrainian regions controlled by pro-Russian rebels and accused Kiev of violating ceasefire agreements. …read more Source: The...
U.S. warns Russia on sticking to Ukraine ceasefire accord
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it would be ready to “increase the costs” to Russia if it fails to comply with the terms of ceasefire agreements with Ukraine, suggesting potential further economic sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite Ukraine ceasefire
SPARTAK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy machinegun and light artillery fire pounded a district of Donetsk, the biggest city of eastern Ukraine, on Monday and pro-Russian rebels said there had been no lull in the fighting since a February ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Russia was ready for nuclear confrontation over Crimea
MOSCOW: Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year, President Vladimir Putin said in a pre-recorded documentary aired on Sunday. Putin also said that Russia had saved the life of Ukraine’s former pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovich, who he said had been in...
Kiev hopes EU to say more sanctions if Russia doesn't stick to peace deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that he wanted European Union leaders to make clear at a summit this week that they would impose further sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not implement the Minsk agreement. …read more Source: The...
Russia not ready to restructure Ukraine's debt – Finance Minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is not ready to restructure Ukraine’s debt, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov – U.S. plans to arm Ukraine would hit peace deal: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that U.S. plans to send weapons to Ukraine, fighting pro-Russian rebels in its east, would be a direct hit against a Minsk peace agreement struck last month, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in separatist east – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed in fighting in the separatist-minded east of the country in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military said in a televised briefing on Monday. …read more Source: The...
