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4 government soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine fighting
At least four government soldiers have been killed and 23 wounded in fighting over the past day in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Friday. …read more Source:...
World › West condemns Russia over convoy to Ukraine
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on Friday as Moscow sent more than 130 trucks rolling across the border in what it said was a mission to deliver humanitarian aid. Ukraine called it a “direct invasion,” and the U.S. and NATO condemned it as well. In another ominous turn… …read more Source: Japan...
Merkel, Obama warn of ‘dangerous escalation’ in Ukraine
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Friday that Russia was triggering a “dangerous escalation” of the conflict in Ukraine due to its military presence and shelling there. …read more Source: Channel...
West condemns Russia over convoy to Ukraine
Mstyslav Chernov and Peter LeonardTensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on Friday as Moscow sent more than 130 trucks rolling across the border in what it said was a mission to deliver humanitarian aid. Ukraine called it a “direct invasion,” and the U.S. and NATO condemned it as well.In another ominous turn in the...
NATO Condemns Russia’s Action, Sees Build-Up of Forces Near Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen condemned Russia on Friday for sending a “so-called humanitarian convoy” into Ukraine without the consent of Kiev and accused it of escalating the crisis. …read more Source:...
NATO Condemns Russia’s Action, Sees Build-Up of Forces Near Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen condemned Russia on Friday for sending a “so-called humanitarian convoy” into Ukraine without the consent of Kiev and accused it of escalating the crisis. …read more Source:...
Kiev says Russia has invaded as ‘aid’ trucks cross border
Ukraine declared yesterday that Russia had launched a “direct invasion” of its territory after Moscow – frustrated by delays – sent a convoy of 130 aid trucks across the border into eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are fighting government forces. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Vladimir Putin, Merkel Discuss Possible Paths to Ukraine Ceasefire: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed possible joint steps to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone conversation, the Kremlin said, ahead of Merkel’s trip … …read more Source:...
NATO says Russian convoy move ‘only deepens crisis’
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen sharply criticised the Russian decision to advance a “so-called” aid convoy into Ukraine as a “blatant breach” of international commitments that “only deepens the crisis”. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev, West slam Russia’s convoy ‘invasion’ in east Ukraine
The West on Friday (Aug 22) blasted Moscow for unilaterally sending a controversial aid convoy to east Ukraine’s rebel-held Lugansk in a move Kiev decried as an “invasion”. …read more Source: Channel...
