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Ukraine calls for talks with Russia
KIEV (AFP): Ukraine’s prime minister on Tuesday called for fresh talks with Russia on “neutral territory” as deadly fighting rumbled on in the country’s east. “We invite the Russian Federation to hold serious negotiations on a neutral territory. The US and EU are helping us with this,” Arseniy Yatsenyuk was quoted as saying by the...
NATO sees “very serious” Rrussian military Ukraine build-up
Russia has launched a “very serious” military build-up inside Ukraine and on their shared border, deploying troops and sophisticated equipment including air defence systems, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. Troops, … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Ukraine says no new offensive planned against rebels
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the government remains committed to the peace process and does not intend to resume full-scale military operation against independence-seeking insurgents. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Germany sees ‘no grounds for optimism’ in Ukraine conflict
Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday he was not optimistic about an end to the conflict in Ukraine because of a “dangerous” escalation of fighting in the east. Frank-Walter Steinmeier made the downbeat assessment after Nato’s secretary-general spoke of a “very serious build-up” of troops, artillery and air...
Teachers, doctors struggle on without pay in eastern Ukraine
With Kiev cutting off their salaries and pro-Moscow rebels struggling to set up their statelets, teachers and doctors in eastern Ukraine are left wondering where their next pay cheque will come from. …read more Source: Channel...
German sees no optimism on Ukraine after talks in Moscow, Kiev
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister saw “no reason for optimism” after talks on Tuesday in Moscow and Kiev on the Ukraine conflict that has claimed more than 4,000 lives and caused a deep rift between Russia and the West. …read more Source: The...
German foreign minister tries to save Ukraine peace plan
German minister called for drawing a division line between the government troops and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. Germany’s foreign minister, on a shuttle mission between the Ukrainian and Russian capitals, called Tuesday for quickly drawing a division line between the government troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine to save a...
Germany's Steinmeier to meet Putin in Moscow after Kiev talks – TV
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday, according to German television, after he held talks this morning in Kiev then went on to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says it foiled plot against Dutch minister
November 19, 2014 2:39 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian security services claimed Tuesday to have thwarted a plot against the Dutch foreign minister as he paid his respects to the victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source: The Straits...
Steinmeier sees no grounds for optimism over Ukraine standoff
MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday in Moscow there were no grounds for optimism in the current stand-off between Russia and Ukraine, and all sides had to work to implement a ceasefire struck in September. …read more Source: The...
