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Biden, in calls with Ukrainian leaders, condemns separatist offensive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in phone calls with Ukrainian leaders on Friday, strongly condemned an offensive by pro-Russian separatists on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Kiev Accuses Russia of Sending More Tanks to East Ukraine
Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence… …read more Source:...
Ukraine President Accuses Kremlin Over Maidan Killings
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Friday accused Russia of direct involvement in the killing of protestors in Kiev as the country marked the anniversary of the shooting of scores of demonstrator… …read more Source:...
Russia ‘undermining’ global world order: US
WASHINGTON: In some of its sharpest criticism to date, Washington accused Moscow on Friday of “undermining” the global order by supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine. Germany and France also demanded that a crumbling Ukraine truce be “fully respected,” but the words appeared hollow as pro-Russian rebels celebrated a battlefield victory in the...
Russia ‘undermining’ global world order: US
February 21, 2015 6:11 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – In some of its sharpest criticism to date, Washington accused Moscow on Friday of “undermining” the global order by supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
World › As ravaged Ukraine town regains peace, fear of war remains
Almost every building was gravely damaged, nearly every window smashed in this Ukrainian town left unrecognizable by months of relentless shelling. Children played in the rubble where their homes once stood, while neighbors boiled water in open fires as temperatures dipped below freezing. Two days after government forces fled Debaltseve…...
US senators urge Kerry to tighten sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON: (AP) – A bipartisan group of senators Friday called on Secretary of State John Kerry to tighten economic sanctions on Russia and provide defensive weapons to Ukraine after Russian-backed rebels breached this months cease- fire agreement and seized the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve.The senators, including No. 2 Senate Democrat...
US says Russian action in Ukraine endangers ‘global order’
The United States warned Russia on Friday (Feb 20) that its continued support of separatists fighting in Ukraine despite a cease-fire agreement was a direct threat to the “modern global order” and could bring additional costs. …read more Source: Channel...
International Team Inspects MH17 Wreckage at Dutch Air Base
International investigators looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine last July met for their first joint consultation this week, examining cracks and impact patterns on t… …read more Source:...
Russia risks more 'costs' for Ukraine operations – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Continued military operations in Ukraine by Russian-backed separatists despite a ceasefire deal risks “increasing costs” being imposed on Russia by the United States and its European allies, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
