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Ukraine rebels announce new offensive as rockets kill 30
Pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine announced a major new offensive Saturday after heavy rocket fire killed at least 30 people in the government-held port of Mariupol, sparking international calls for Moscow to stop backing the separatists. The local mayor’s office said 97 people were also wounded in the strategic city by dozens of…...
U.S.'s Kerry condemns separatists' assault on Ukraine town
ZURICH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he joined his European counterparts in condemning an assault by pro-Russian separatists on Mariupol, Ukraine, and he called on Russia to end its support for the rebels. …read more Source: The...
Pro-Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations. …read more Source: The...
Ten killed in rebel shelling of east Ukrainian city of Mariupol – police
KIEV (Reuters) – Ten people have been killed in shelling by pro-Russian separatists of the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the head of the Kiev-controlled Donetsk regional police said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Little hope of breakthrough as Russia hosts Syria talks
MOSCOW: Russia plans to bring together members of the Syrian regime and opposition in a new push to resuscitate talks on ending the country’s nearly four-year civil war, although hopes of a breakthrough are slim. The January 26-29 behind closed doors talks will include Syria’s regime-tolerated domestic opposition and members of Bashar...
Dutch to collect more remains from MH17 Ukraine crash
THE HAGUE: A Dutch team is to return to the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing crashed in July, officials said Friday. “A small team including defence ministry employees will return to Kharkiv in Ukraine at the end of next week,” the Dutch security and justice...
Dutch to collect more remains from MH17 crash site
A Dutch team is to return to the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing crashed in July, officials said Friday. “A small team including defence ministry employees will return to Kharkiv in Ukraine at the end of next week,” the Dutch security and justice...
NATO chief says ready to meet Russia's Lavrov in February
PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he was ready to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next month in Munich, with fighting escalating in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Putin blamed Kiev for fighting, deaths of civilians in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed on Friday what he said were Kiev’s “criminal orders” for a surge in fighting in east Ukraine in which civilians have been killed. …read more Source: The...
EU chair Latvia says EU might up pressure on Russia over Ukraine
RIGA (Reuters) – Latvia’s foreign minister, who has a lead role in EU diplomacy, said on Friday new violence in eastern Ukraine was jeopardising a ceasefire deal with Russia and warned the EU may look at new measures to penalise Moscow. …read more Source: The...
