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Western pressure mounts on Russia to save Ukraine truce
KIEV: Western pressure mounted on Russia on Saturday (Oct 4) to save Ukraine’s crumbling truce as pro-Kremlin insurgents staged intensifying raids on an airport vital for sustaining their independence drive.But analysts said Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to weather isolation and economic sanctions as the cost of cementing his...
World › Ukraine’s truce in trouble amid airport battle
Despite a cease-fire declared a month ago between the Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels, the biggest city in eastern Ukraine remains embroiled in fighting that includes daily artillery and rocket barrage hitting residential areas. The fighting focusing on the airport of the rebel-held city of Donetsk shows the difficulties of… …read...
German aid convoy heads to embattled Ukraine
A convoy of more than 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid has left Germany for war-torn eastern Ukraine, the German ministry of economic cooperation and development said on Saturday (Oct 4). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine Says Its Forces Killed 12 Rebels at Donetsk Airport
Pro-Russian separatists have suffered their worst casualties since a ceasefire officially began on Sept.5, losing 12 men in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport, Ukrainian military officials said o… …read more Source:...
Western pressure mounts on Russia to save Ukraine truce
Western pressure mounted on Russia to save Ukraine’s crumbling truce as pro-Kremlin insurgents staged intensifying raids on an airport vital for sustaining their independence drive. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany considers sending soldiers to eastern Ukraine – source
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin is considering deploying soldiers to monitor the ceasefire negotiated by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) between separatists and the army in eastern Ukraine, a German government source said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Latvians Hold Election in Shadow of Ukraine Crisis
Latvian voters on Saturday cast ballots for a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbor Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says its forces killed 12 rebels at Donetsk airport
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists have suffered their worst casualties since a ceasefire officially began on Sept.5, losing 12 men in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport, Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Latvians seen re-electing centre right as Russia overshadows poll
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Latvia’s centre-right government looks set to be re-elected in a general election on Saturday after taking a hard line over the actions of neighbour and former ruler Russia in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Latvians hold election in shadow of Ukraine crisis
Latvians are choosing a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbor Russia. The center-right coalition government, which welcomed the buildup of NATO forces in the region as protection against Russia, is pitted against the opposition Harmony party, a left-leaning group —...
