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Rebel missile fire hits bus convoy carrying refugees in east Ukraine: Military spokesmen
August 18, 2014 5:30 PMKIEV (Reuters) – A convoy of buses carrying refugees from the east Ukrainian city of Luhansk was hit by rebel missile fire on Monday, resulting in an unknown number of casualties, Ukrainian military spokesmen said. …read more Source: The Straits...
No progress on Ukraine truce or peace talks: Russian FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday (Aug 18) that no progress was reached on establishing a ceasefire or starting peace negotiations over Ukraine during crisis talks in Berlin with his counterpart from Kiev. …read more Source: Channel...
German FM says some progress made in difficult Ukraine talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said early Monday that some progress was made in the “difficult” quadrilateral talks here on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Russian, Ukraine Foreign Ministers to Meet in Bid to Defuse Tensions
Donetsk. The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will hold urgent talks in Berlin Sunday, seeking to defuse tensions in east Ukraine where Kiev is attempting to defeat pro-Russian rebels. European leaders on Saturday scrambled to ease tensions over claims that Ukrainian forces had destroyed Russian military vehicles, as Kiev...
Russian Food Embargo Smells Like Opportunity for Latin America
Sao Paulo. Russia’s embargo on US and EU food products has opened a window of opportunity for Latin America, which could capitalize on the Ukraine crisis to become a major food supplier to Moscow. Furious over the sanctions Western countries have imposed on Russia over its support for Ukraine’s separatist rebels, the Kremlin announced...
World › Ukraine troops enter rebel-held city
Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. However, the military acknowledged that another one of its fighter planes was shot down by the separatists, who have been bullish about…...
Moscow denies weapon transfer to Ukrainian insurgents
The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russia is not sending any military equipment to militia in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine says troops entered rebel-held city
Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. …read more Source: China...
Oil prices down in Asian trade
SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased in Asian trade Monday, but retained support from the latest round of tensions between Ukraine and Russia which sparked concerns of a full-scale military conflict, analysts said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Asian shares mixed as Russia-Ukraine tensions weigh
Asian shares were mixed Monday, with the latest round of tensions between Russia and Ukraine exerting selling pressure despite some progress cited in the “difficult” negotiations between both sides.Seoul was down 0.31 percent, Hong Kong slipped 0.18 percent, but Shanghai gained 0.41 percent while Tokyo and Sydney traded flat.US shares...
