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Ukraine detains suspects in Kharkiv bombing, official says
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities have detained an unspecified number of suspects over a bomb attack that killed three people in the eastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, an aide to Ukraine’s security and defence council, Markian Lubkivskyi, said on Facebook. …read more Source: The...
Germany's Steinmeier warns Russia against further escalation in Ukraine
NAIROBI (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned Russia against further escalation in the Ukraine conflict, saying that a rebel attack on the port city of Mariupol would be a clear violation of an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Witnesses see device thrown from car in attack in Ukraine's Kharkiv – prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – Three people were killed and 10 wounded on Sunday after an explosive device was thrown from a car into a crowd attending a peace rally in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, a regional Ukrainian prosecutor said in an online statement. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says pro-Russia rebels maintain attacks on Ukrainian forces east of Mariupol
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Sunday more convoys of armoured vehicles had been tracked crossing into Ukraine from Russia, including in the southeast, where it said rebels maintained attacks on government troops not far from the port of Mariupol. …read more Source: The...
At least two killed in 'terrorist' blast in Ukraine's Kharkiv – Interior Ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – An explosive device caused an explosion that killed at least two people during a peace march in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Sunday, Ukrainian police said in a statement on the Interior Ministry website. …read more Source: The...
Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
NIZHNYAYA KRYNKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine on Sunday, a sign rebels may be prepared to halt their advance as part of an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Rebel commander says Ukraine separatists to begin withdrawing heavy weapons on Sunday
KIEV (Reuters) – Senior separatist commander Eduard Basurin said pro-Russian rebels would begin a two-week process of withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline in east Ukraine on Sunday, Russian news agency Interfax quoted him as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap dozens of prisoners
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners in east Ukraine, a Ukrainian Security Council aide confirmed on Sunday, a step towards implementing an internationally brokered peace deal. Reuters reporters in the village of Zholobok, 20km west of the rebel stronghold of Luhansk, saw more than 130…...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap dozens of prisoners
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners in east Ukraine, a Ukrainian Security Council aide confirmed on Sunday, a step towards implementing an internationally brokered peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Obama to weigh next steps on Ukraine 'in next few days' – Kerry
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will evaluate the next steps in dealing with the conflict in eastern Ukraine in the coming days, including arming Ukrainian forces and sanctions against Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
