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Six Ukrainian servicemen killed despite ceasefire
KIEV: Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 12 wounded in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, the Kiev military said on Tuesday, as Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine called for an end to renewed heavy fighting. Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian rebels have accused each other of intensifying attacks over the...
Nobel-winning author warned of another world war
Germany’s Nobel Prize-winning author Gunther Grass said he feared humanity was “sleepwalking” into a world war in the last interview he gave before his death on Monday. “We have on the one side Ukraine, whose situation is not improving; in Israel and Palestine things are getting worse; the disaster the Americans left in...
Six Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east – military
KIEV (Reuters) – Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 12 wounded in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a televised briefing on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
UPDATE1: G-7 foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine, maritime security
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Fighting in eastern Ukraine rages on overnight despite talks
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, from left, pose for a group photo at Villa Borsig, the official guest house of the foreign ministry, in Berlin on Monday, April 13, 2015 before their meeting to discuss...
Russia, Ukraine agree on withdrawal of smaller caliber arms
Russia and Ukraine agreed Monday to call for the pullback of smaller caliber weapons from the front lines in eastern Ukraine as part of a fresh push to end the region’s yearlong conflict.Foreign ministers from the two countries — meeting with their French and German counterparts in Berlin — also agreed to support international monitors and...
Violence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talks
Separatist officials accused government troops of firing tank and artillery rounds repeatedly at rebel positions.Easter in the trenches for Ukrainian troopsWar and poverty bring doubt to heartland of Ukraine’s pro-Europe revoltCzech president bans U.S ambassador from Prague Castle: media …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Putin ships missile sytem to Iran; US, Israel express grave concerns
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Novo Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow on Monday, April 13, 2015. The Kremlin says Russia has lifted its ban on the delivery of a sophisticated air defense missile system to Iran. (AP Photo) President Vladimir Putin on Monday sanctioned the delivery of a highly capable Russian air...
Foreign ministers call for end to fighting in east Ukraine
Foreign ministers from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine called for an end to the renewed heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine following tough talks in Berlin on Monday. …read more Source: China...
China, Russia boost defence spending
Military spending increased sharply in 2014 in China and Russia and the Ukraine conflict prompted eastern European countries to boost their defence pr …read more Source: The News...
