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Biden, Ukraine's Poroshenko agree Russia sanctions must be tied to Minsk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday that sanctions against Russia must be tied to the full implementation of the Minsk peace plan, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Russia marks Crimea annexation anniversary
Concert and festivities to celebrate the first year of taking over of Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine Valery, 30, a member of the People’s Militia of Crimea, shows his son Kirill a medal, which was presented to Valery for merits while serving in a self-defence unit, inside his house on the first anniversary of the Crimean referendum to...
Foul stench in rebel-held east Ukraine as war hits water treatment
Fighting in east Ukraine has interfered with water treatment, producing a foul stench from the taps that aid workers say could bring health risks. “The water has gone bad,” said Raisa Prilipko, head of a Donetsk orphanage that gives shelter to 21 preschool children. “We remove sediment and boil water, we filter it to minimize […] The post Foul...
Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Say No Easing of Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by telephone Wednesday on Ukraine, stressing they would keep up sanctions on Russia over its role in the crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia marks Crimea annexation anniversary
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday triumphantly joined tens of thousands of supporters to mark one year since his takeover of Crimea, a seismic shift that shattered ties with Ukraine and the West. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Obama, Merkel reiterate no easing of sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking by phone on Wednesday, reiterated their agreement that there will be no easing of sanctions imposed on Russia over its support for Ukrainian separatists until it has fulfilled all of its commitments under the Minsk ceasefire agreement, the White...
Foul stench in rebel-held east Ukraine as war hits water treatment
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Fighting in east Ukraine has interfered with water treatment, producing a foul stench from the taps that aid workers say could bring health risks. …read more Source: The...
Death toll climbed sharply in major 2014 conflicts, says study
The death toll in the world’s most brutal conflicts climbed by more than 28 per cent last year from 2013 with bloodshed in Syria worse than all others for the second year running, according to a study released on Wednesday. The Project for the Study of the 21st Century think tank analysed data from sources including the United States...
Russia says new Ukraine law on autonomy for Donetsk violates peace deal
Russia today condemned Ukraine for ratifying two bills on greater autonomy for the rebel-held east, saying they “grossly violated” a fragile peace deal. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the adoption of the legislation by Ukraine’s parliament “in essence rewrites the agreements or, more simply put, grossly violates...
Russian treaty with rebel Georgian region alarms West
President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with Georgia’s rebel South Ossetia region on Wednesday that almost completely integrates it with Russia, alarming Georgia and the West a year after Moscow took over Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
