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Ukraine rebels say shells hit cultural centre and bus in Donetsk, 7 killed
KIEV (Reuters) – Shells hit a cultural centre and a trolleybus in separate attacks in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Friday, killing at least seven people, the rebel-controlled administration in the city said. …read more Source: The...
Putin ally handed contract to build Russian bridge to Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has handed a multi-billion dollar contract to build a bridge to the Crimea peninsula to an ally and former judo partner of Vladimir Putin who is under Western sanctions. …read more Source: The...
Opposition blogger may have ‘outed’ Putin’s daughter
MOSCOW: One of Vladimir Putin’s main opponents may have broken a taboo by publishing what he says is the pseudonym used by one the Russian president’s daughters to stay out of the spotlight. Putin has made his and his family’s private life little less than a state secret, keeping his rarely-photographed daughters Yekaterina, 28,...
Rebel envoy says travelling to Minsk for talks with Russia, Ukraine, OSCE
KIEV (Reuters) – A representative of pro-Russian rebels said on Friday he was travelling to the Belarussian capital Minsk for talks with envoys from Kiev, Moscow and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a separatist news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Five more Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting with rebels – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military reported more heavy fighting between government forces and Russian-backed separatists in parts of eastern Ukraine overnight into Friday and a spokesman said five Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: The...
EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
The EU agreed Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned meanwhile that the threat of further sanctions risked turning the new Cold War atmosphere into a...
Moscow, Washington discuss possible Kerry visit to Russia – sources
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow and Washington are discussing a possible visit to Russia by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the Ukraine crisis, diplomatic sources say. …read more Source: The...
EU would have to respond to large military offensive in Ukraine – Steinmeier
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union would have to send a clear message if pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged a full-blown military offensive there, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday after talks with EU counterparts. …read more Source: The...
EU foreign ministers propose adding new names to Russia sanctions list
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers proposed on Thursday that the bloc extend asset freezes and travel bans to further individuals deemed responsible for hostilities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
EU foreign ministers agree to extend Russian sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to extend asset freezes and travel bans put on dozens of Ukrainians and Russians last March, diplomats said, but were still seeking a compromise on adding new people and preparing new measures. …read more Source: The...
