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Russia says no proof it sent troops, arms to east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sought to fend off fresh accusations from Kiev that Moscow is sending soldiers and weapons to Ukraine and said he hoped for progress at talks on the conflict on Wednesday despite renewed fighting. …read more Source: The...
Russia has 9,000 troops on Ukrainian soil, Poroshenko tells Davos forum
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the World Economic Forum on Wednesday that Russia had 9,000 troops on Ukrainian soil and he called on Moscow to withdraw them. …read more Source: The...
Russia is boosting its military presence in east Ukraine: Kiev
January 21, 2015 10:12 PMKIEV (Reuters) – Russia is boosting its troop presence in eastern Ukraine and attacks from separatist rebels have intensified as they seek to gain more territory from government forces, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Moscow expects progress in resolving Ukraine crisis: Lavrov
Russia hopes the upcoming contacts aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis will bring about positive results, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. …read more Source: China...
Russian FM pledges cooperation with West to combat terror
Moscow is continuing to cooperate with the West on fighting terrorism despite tensions over Ukraine, Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Sergey Lavrov said that in particular Russian security agencies have maintained contacts with their counterparts in France, where five Russian citizens from the predominantly Muslim region of...
Merkel hopes for progress in Ukraine peace talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes that four-way talks in Berlin on Wednesday evening aimed at defusing a new spiral of violence in eastern Ukraine can make progress but warned that an agreed ceasefire is crumbling. …read more Source: The...
Putin to visit Hungary on February 17
BUDAPEST – Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Hungary on February 17 with controversial Prime Minister Viktor Orban seen as one of his closest European allies.”We will have bilateral and geopolitical issues on the agenda… including the energy security of central Europe as it is one of the most important issues for the...
Russian FM pledges cooperation with West to combat terror
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow is continuing to cooperate with the West on fighting terrorism despite tensions over Ukraine, Russias foreign minister said Wednesday.Sergey Lavrov said that in particular Russian security agencies have maintained contacts with their counterparts in France, where five Russian citizens from the predominantly Muslim...
Deadly clashes rock Ukraine ahead of high-stakes peace talks
At least five civilians have been killed and 29 wounded following fresh clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk ahead of high-stakes peace talks in Berlin. …read more Source: Channel...
US ‘wants to dominate the world’: Russia
Russia on Wednesday responded disparagingly to President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address, claiming it showed that the United States wanted to dominate world affairs. “Americans have set a course for confrontation,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters. “Obama’s address yesterday...
