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British Ex-Ministers Accused in Undercover Sting
London. An undercover report on Sunday accused two British former foreign ministers of offering to use their positions to help a private company in exchange for payment. The allegations against senior Conservative party lawmaker Malcolm Rifkind and top Labor party MP Jack Straw come just months before a general election and echo “cash for access”...
German doctors visited Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia: Berlin
German doctors this month visited Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko, who has been on hunger strike in a Russian jail for over two months, Berlin said Monday. The German foreign ministry called for her release, voicing “serious concern” about her health. Two German physicians had checked on Savchenko and talked with her prison doctors on...
World › Ukraine delays heavy weapons pullback, blaming rebel attacks
Ukraine delayed a promised pullback of heavy weapons from the front line Monday, blaming continuing attacks from separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. Under a peace agreement reached Feb 12, both sides are to withdraw their heavy weapons 25 to 70 kilometers back to create a buffer zone. Ukrainian officials said… …read more Source: Japan...
Fears for truce as attacking rebels mass near Ukraine port city
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol are continuing to attack government troop positions, Kiev said on Monday (Feb 23), fuelling concerns for the fate of a UN-backed ceasefire. …read more Source: Channel...
Trapped by Rebel Assault, Ukrainians Stay Under Dead Town
One of the biggest battles of the Ukraine war ended last week in a humiliating defeat for government troops, thousands of whom pulled out of this town after a siege and onslaught by separatist fighter… …read more Source:...
Russia ‘cynical’ on Ukraine cease-fire: Britain
Britain on Monday criticized Russia for failing to enforce the terms of a tattered truce in eastern Ukraine in the face of ongoing attacks by pro-Russian separatists. “I have to say from the experience of the last 10 to 12 days, the Russian engagement in the Minsk process is rather cynical,” British Foreign Secretary Philip […] The post Russia...
Mariupol: Ukraine port city that could open Russia’s way to Crimea
A strategic port of some 500,000 residents before the Ukraine crisis, Mariupol is the largest remaining government-held city in east Ukraine’s conflict zone and seen as a likely target for any new pro-Russian rebel offensive. Fighting has rumbled on around the city since it was retaken by Ukrainian forces in June, and Kiev has accused […]...
Putin says war between Russia and Ukraine unlikely – TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday war with neighbouring Ukraine was unlikely. …read more Source: The...
Russia accuses Western powers of trying to dominate world
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused Western powers of trying to dominate and impose their ideology on the rest of world, while the United States and European delegations slammed Moscow for supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia's Lavrov accuses West of trying to dominate world
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused Western powers of trying to dominate and impose their ideology on the rest of world, while the United States and European delegations slammed Moscow for supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
