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Ukraine military says separatists violate month-old ceasefire
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military accused Russian-backed separatists of fresh violations of a month-old ceasefire on Sunday, saying their forces came under attack in several parts of the east including the airport at the big city of Donetsk. …read more Source: The...
One month in, Ukraine truce exists in name only
DONETSK, Ukraine: Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatist fighters marked one month on Sunday since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce with one the most heated battles of the six-month war in the ex-Soviet state’s eastern rustbelt. …read more Source: New Straits...
Latvia's ruling parties win election dominated by Russian issue
RIGA (Reuters) – Latvia’s ruling centre right has won a clear majority in its general election, results showed on Sunday, after taking a hard line over the actions of Russia, its neighbour and former ruler, in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Latvia’s ruling parties win election dominated by Russian issue
RIGA: Latvia’s ruling centre right has won a clear majority in its general election, results showed today, after taking a hard line over the actions of Russia, its neighbour and former ruler, in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ceasefire offers hope to Russian candy factory owned by Ukraine leader
LIPETSK Russia (Reuters) – Now that their boss, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, has finally shaken hands with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the staff running the lone Russian factory in Poroshenko’s chocolate empire can finally see better days ahead. …read more Source: The...
Russia to reopen missile warning station on Crimea
MOSCOW: Russia will modernise and relaunch a Soviet-era radar station on the Crimean peninsula annexed from Ukraine to provide early warning of missile strikes, a senior defence official said Saturday. The radar station in the port city of Sevastopol will become fully operational in 2016, the commander of the air and space defence forces,...
Western pressure mounts on Russia to save Ukraine truce
KIEV: Western pressure mounted on Russia on Saturday (Oct 4) to save Ukraine’s crumbling truce as pro-Kremlin insurgents staged intensifying raids on an airport vital for sustaining their independence drive.But analysts said Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to weather isolation and economic sanctions as the cost of cementing his...
Germany considers sending soldiers to eastern Ukraine – source
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin is considering deploying soldiers to monitor the ceasefire negotiated by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) between separatists and the army in eastern Ukraine, a German government source said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says its forces killed 12 rebels at Donetsk airport
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists have suffered their worst casualties since a ceasefire officially began on Sept.5, losing 12 men in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport, Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Latvians seen re-electing centre right as Russia overshadows poll
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Latvia’s centre-right government looks set to be re-elected in a general election on Saturday after taking a hard line over the actions of neighbour and former ruler Russia in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
