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      UN chief alarmed by flareup in Ukraine fighting
      Jan19

      UN chief alarmed by flareup in Ukraine fighting

      UNITED NATIONS, United States – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm Sunday over fierce fighting around the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine and called for an immediate end to the violence.Heavy shelling rocked the city as Ukraine rushed tanks to the frontlines and declared it had pushed back pro-Russian rebels from most of the...

      3 Ukrainian troops killed in airport battle in restive east
      Jan19

      3 Ukrainian troops killed in airport battle in restive east

      Three soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in the past 24 hours as a bitter battle between government forces and independence-seeking insurgents raged for control over Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, the military said Sunday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

      UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Alarmed by Flareup in Ukraine Fighting
      Jan19

      UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Alarmed by Flareup in Ukraine Fighting

      UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm on Sunday over fierce fighting around the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine and called for an immediate end to the violence. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine-Russia crissi politics march
      Jan19

      Ukraine-Russia crissi politics march

      People walk holding banners reading ”I am Volnovakha” in Ukrainian and in French during a gathering on Independence Square in Kiev. …read more Source: The...

      Putin prods all sides into resolving Ukraine crisis peacefully
      Jan19

      Putin prods all sides into resolving Ukraine crisis peacefully

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has been trying to ask parties involved in Ukraine crisis to spare no effort in peacefully settling the situation. …read more Source:...

      Poroshenko rejected peace proposal made by Putin
      Jan19

      Poroshenko rejected peace proposal made by Putin

      MOSCOW – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko rejected a peace plan proposed to him last week by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday evening, according to Russian media.Peskov said the plan, contained in a letter sent by Putin on Thursday evening, proposed a ceasefire by both...

      Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
      Jan19

      Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels

      KIEV – Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday.The offensive brought fighting close to the industrial city of Donetsk, centre of a pro-Russian rebellion, while shelling...

      Ukraine Leader Vows to Retake Separatist-Held East
      Jan19

      Ukraine Leader Vows to Retake Separatist-Held East

      Ukraine’s President vowed on Sunday to reassert government control over eastern regions as the army unleashed a counter-offensive against Russian-backed separatist fighters vying for command over the … …read more Source:...

      Polish PM to visit Ukraine on Monday
      Jan19

      Polish PM to visit Ukraine on Monday

      Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz is going to visit Ukraine on Monday to meet Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: China Internet Information...

      Putin prods all sides into resolving Ukraine crisis peacefully
      Jan19

      Putin prods all sides into resolving Ukraine crisis peacefully

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has been trying to ask parties involved in Ukraine crisis to spare no effort in peacefully settling the situation. …read more Source: China Internet Information...