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Ukraine’s Mariupol Holds its Breath for Next Rebel Move
Scanning the sky for incoming artillery fire has become a force of habit for Ukrainian beetroot-seller Svetlana Kumurzhi, who dived under her wooden stall in government-held Mariupol when shells raine… …read more Source:...
Ukraines new US-born finance chief enduring baptism by fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — War-torn Ukraine is a long way from Wood Dale, Illinois.But Natalie Jaresko, the country’s new finance minister who was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, says she … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine’s frontlines calm ahead of gas talks
An instructor of the Ukrainian volunteer Azov Battalion conducts training exercises in Kiev, on March 1, 2015 -© AFP / by Maria ANTONOVA KIEV: Ukraine’s frontlines were relatively calm on Sunday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow, as journalists mourned the killing by mortar fire of a Ukrainian photographer....
Two killed as clashes threaten fragile Ukraine truce
Two people have been killed by shelling in east Ukraine as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the country was at a “crossroads”. Photographer Sergiy Nikolayev from Ukrainian daily Segodnya died after getting caught in fighting at a flashpoint village close to the fiercely-contested Donetsk airport,...
Russians march in memory of murdered Putin critic Boris Nemtsov
Thousands of Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday, carrying banners declaring “I am not afraid” and chanting “Russia without Putin” in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. Families, the old and young walked slowly, with many holding portraits of the opposition politician and former deputy prime...
West condemns assassination of Nemtsov
People gather at the spot, where Nemtsov was shot dead, near Saint-Basil’s Cathedral, in the center of Moscow. — AFP photo President Putin vows in a message to victim’s mother to do all he can to punish perpetrators MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish the killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov as Russian opposition...
Ukraine’s frontlines calm ahead of gas talks
KIEV – Ukraine’s frontlines were relatively calm on Sunday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow, as journalists mourned the killing by mortar fire of a Ukrainian photographer. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine’s Mariupol holds its breath for next rebel move
Scanning the sky for incoming artillery fire has become a force of habit for Ukrainian beetroot-seller Svetlana Kumurzhi, who dived under her wooden stall in government-held Mariupol when shells rained down a month ago. While a fragile two-week-old ceasefire shows signs of holding, Kiev says pro-Russian separatists are using the truce to regroup...
Egyptian President to discuss regional and bilateral issues with Saudi King.
In Ukraine, military said a ceasefire had been fully observed in eastern separatist territories. Ukrainian military also on the other hand warned that pro-Russian rebels were using the truce to regroup for new attacks on government positions. Pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine have announced that they have nearly completed the pullback of heavy...
Ukraine’s Mariupol holds its breath for next rebel move
Scanning the sky for incoming artillery fire has become a force of habit for Ukrainian beetroot-seller Svetlana Kumurzhi, who dived under her wooden stall in government-held Mariupol when shells rained down a month ago. …read more Source: Channel...
