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      United States-led military exercises due to begin in western Ukraine
      Sep15

      United States-led military exercises due to begin in western Ukraine

      September 15, 2014 12:51 PMDONETSK (AFP) – US-led military exercises involving 15 countries were set to begin in Ukraine Monday, as fighting rumbles on in the restive east between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in violation of a ceasefire. …read more Source: The Straits...

      NATO countries have begun arms deliveries to Ukraine: defense minister
      Sep15

      NATO countries have begun arms deliveries to Ukraine: defense minister

      Ukraine’s defense minister said on Sunday that NATO countries were delivering weapons to his country to equip it to fight separatists and “stop” Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ukraine PM slams Putin, ceasefire again under strain in east UkraineU.S., EU hit Russia with more sanctions despite Ukraine ceasefire“There is no...

      Ceasefire under strain in east Ukraine
      Sep15

      Ceasefire under strain in east Ukraine

      A pro-Russian separatist leader predicts the truce with Ukraine “will be over soon”, as fighting flares in Donetsk and an airport in Luhansk lies in ruin. “We will not give to anybody any bit of Ukrainian land” – Poroshenko’Shaky’ Ukraine ceasefire holding, OSCE urges political solutionCeasefire in east Ukraine...

      Putin wants to ‘eliminate’ my country, Ukraine’s PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk says
      Sep15

      Putin wants to ‘eliminate’ my country, Ukraine’s PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk says

      Tensions over Ukraine festered after Kiev accused the Kremlin of seeking to “eliminate” the pro-Western former Soviet nation while Moscow charged Washington with orchestrating the crisis. …read more Source: South China Morning...

      NATO countries have begun arms deliveries to Ukraine: Kiev defense minister
      Sep15

      NATO countries have begun arms deliveries to Ukraine: Kiev defense minister

      Ukraine’s defense minister said on Sunday that NATO countries were delivering weapons to his country to equip it to fight pro-Russian separatists and “stop” Russian President Vladimir Putin. Valery Heletey told a news conference he had discussed weapons deliveries in bilateral meetings with NATO defense ministers during a NATO summit in...

      World › Ukraine truce under threat as heavy fighting erupts
      Sep15

      World › Ukraine truce under threat as heavy fighting erupts

      Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce between the government and separatist fighters. Large clouds of thick black smoke billowed over the industrial city as the boom of sustained shelling and the rattle of automatic… …read more...

      Main pro-Russia party to boycott Ukraine vote
      Sep14

      Main pro-Russia party to boycott Ukraine vote

      The pro-Russian party that ruled Ukraine under ousted president Viktor Yanukovych said Sunday it would boycott next month’s parliamentary polls and form an “opposition government” to fight for regional powers and against Kiev’s Westward course. The decision by the once-dominant Regions Party came as top politicians formed leadership...

      Ukraine truce under threat as heavy fighting erupts
      Sep14

      Ukraine truce under threat as heavy fighting erupts

      Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce between the government and separatist fighters. Large clouds of thick black smoke billowed over the industrial city as the boom of sustained shelling and the rattle of automatic gunfire rang out...

      Ukraine Truce Under Threat as Heavy Fighting Erupts
      Sep14

      Ukraine Truce Under Threat as Heavy Fighting Erupts

      Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce between the government and separatist fighters. …read more Source:...

      Main Pro-Russia Party to Boycott Ukraine Vote
      Sep14

      Main Pro-Russia Party to Boycott Ukraine Vote

      The pro-Russian party that ruled Ukraine under ousted president Viktor Yanukovych said Sunday it would boycott next month’s parliamentary polls and form an “opposition government” to fight for regiona… …read more Source:...