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Ukraine ceasefire must be observed, Russia’s Lavrov tells Kerry
October 03, 2014 11:26 PMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday it was essential that both Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists fully observed a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine clinched nearly a month ago. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine ceasefire must be observed – Lavrov tells Kerry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone conversation on Friday that strict observance of conditions for a peace plan between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels must be maintained. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian Rebels Keep Up Attacks on Government-Held Airport in Donetsk
Ukraine accused Russian forces on Friday of helping separatists step up pressure on government troops holding the main airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, threatening a fragile ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Fighting rages as Ukraine rebels try to seize Donetsk airport
Pro-Russian rebels pressed on Friday to seize a key airport in eastern Ukraine despite fierce resistance by government forces. An AP reporter on Friday saw three rebel tanks firing their… …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian rebels keep up attacks on government-held airport in Donetsk
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russian forces on Friday of helping separatists step up pressure on government troops holding the main airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, threatening a fragile ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Swiss aid worker was killed by mortar fire from Ukraine-held area
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday the mortar fire that killed a Swiss worker from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was fired from territory controlled by Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine and rebels trade blame for Red Cross death as fighting resumes
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian forces were engaged in fresh clashes in the eastern city of Donetsk today as they traded blame over the death of a foreign aid worker four weeks into their shaky truce. Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov claimed the ceasefire has been breached “over a thousand times” while the Kiev government...
Latvia holds election with Ukraine on its mind
RIGA: The Ukraine crisis looms large over Latvia’s parliamentary election on Saturday as the Baltic country worries over how best to deal with resurgent neighbour Russia. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Dutch, Aussies to help retrieve more remains
SEPANG: Malaysia is to leave it to the Dutch and Australian authorities to determine when personnel can be sent to eastern Ukraine to retrieve any more remains of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 tragedy, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today. He said the decision was left to the two countries as their nationals comprised a...
Latvia holds election with Ukraine on its mind
After regaining independence in 1991 following five decades of Soviet occupation, Latvia and Baltic neighbours Lithuania and Estonia turned west and joined Nato and the European Union in 2004. …read more Source: The Times of...
