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Nemtsov murder witness Ganna Duritska says blocked from leaving Russia
March 03, 2015 12:22 AMMOSCOW (AFP) – The chief witness to the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov – the Ukrainian model who was his girlfriend and was at his side when he was shot – complained Monday of being kept under guard in Moscow. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kerry, Russian FM meet in Geneva as Ukraine tensions simmer
GENEVA: (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Monday with his Russian counterpart in what appeared to be less than amicable talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition figure in Moscow.Immediately provide details of the discussion. Kerry said in a tweet...
Kerry presses Russia's Lavrov on Ukraine ceasefire deal
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday that Moscow and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine must implement a ceasefire or face “consequences” that could further hit Russia’s faltering economy. …read more Source: The...
Pro-Russian rebels train for more fighting despite Ukraine truce
A ceasefire is broadly holding at last on the front line in eastern Ukraine, but fighters in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk are training for another round of clashes against government troops. …read more Source: Channel...
Pro-Russian rebels train for more fighting despite Ukraine truce
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A ceasefire is broadly holding at last on the front line in eastern Ukraine, but fighters in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk are training for another round of clashes against government troops. …read more Source: The...
Kerry, Lavrov in ‘hopeful’ talks as Ukraine toll tops 6,000
The US and Russian foreign ministers held “hopeful” talks in Geneva Monday to end fighting in Ukraine, where the UN says more than 6,000 people have died in less than a year. …read more Source: Global...
US warns Russia of further sanctions over Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry (Source: AP photo) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Russia that it will inevitably face further economic sanctions if it failed to implement agreements on a ceasefire deal and steps toward peace in eastern Ukraine. Kerry, who met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for about 80 minutes on the...
Kerry says he pressed Russia’s Lavrov on Ukraine ceasefire deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday that Moscow and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine must implement a ceasefire or face consequences that could hit Russia’s economy. …read more Source: Channel...
Hollande calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire, heavy weapon withdrawal
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande repeated demands for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the withdrawal of heavy weapons following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russian politician Pushkov denounces Charlie Hebdo cartoon on Ukraine
The head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, Alexei Pushkov, has denounced a cartoon published in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the truce in Ukraine as “abominable”. …read more Source: South China Morning...
