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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with top security chiefs on Thursday over a “deterioration of the situation” in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian rebels there accused Kiev of launching a new offensive in violation of a ceasefire.Rocky road ahead for Obama with Republicans in charge of CongressObama, Republicans sound...
Putin discusses ‘deterioration’ in east Ukraine, Kiev denies fresh offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with top security chiefs on Thursday over a “deterioration of the situation” in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian rebels there accused Kiev of launching a new offensive in violation of a ceasefire.Rebels name leader in Ukraine as crisis deepens …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Ukraine isolates rebel territory with passports rule
KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine announced passport controls around pro-Russian separatist territories on Thursday, as heavy artillery fire erupted in rebel-hel …read more Source: The News...
Dutch to recover MH17 wreckage ‘within days’
THE HAGUE: Dutch investigators expect to begin recovering wreckage from the site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine “within a few days” and bring it to the Netherlands, the Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday. “Agreements have been made about a plan to make it possible to recover the wreckage and hand it over to the Dutch...
Russia conservative on resuming Geneva talks
Moscow: Russia has questioned the feasibility of resuming the Geneva format negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, accusing Kiev of making empty promises.”By taking a look at the current situation there is a question shaping up about the feasibility of returning to the form.. …read more Source: India...
Ukraine urged to fund deportation of citizens
Batam Immigration office will ask the Ukrainian Embassy in Jakarta to finance the planned deportation of its 41 citizens currently stranded aboard a ship in Batam waters, Riau Islands province, an official has said.The supervisory and execution division head of immigration, Rafli, said on Friday the 41 crew members of the Ocean Green vessel would...
Russia conservative on resuming Geneva talks over Ukraine
6(Xinhua)–Russia questioned Thursday the feasibility of resuming the Geneva format negotiations over the Ukraine crisis,accusing Kiev of making empty promises s. More than 4000 people have been killed in clashes between Ukrainian government troops and independence-seeking militants in southeastern regions,according to the United Nations....
US backs probe into Ukraine school shelling
The United States on Thursday backed a Ukrainian investigation into the shelling of a school in rebel-held eastern Donetsk which killed two teenagers. “We condemn the shelling of a school in Donetsk that left at least two children dead and wounded many others,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. “We certainly...
MH17 crash investigators seek local help to reach wreckage in conflict zone
Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their reach because of a continuing pro-Russian insurrection. The crash of flight MH17 as it flew over the conflict zone stirred angry mutual...
School shelling deaths in Donetsk hurt Ukraine peace hopes
The shelling of a high school in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk has chilled even the battle-hardened in this weary nation. The killing of two teenagers as they were playing soccer after lunch Wednesday is a stark reminder that the cease-fire agreed upon in September has only really ever existed on paper. Four other students […] The...
