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Rebels in Donetsk call for ceasefire to prevent ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
Fighting raged yesterday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels for a ceasefire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe”. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine demands that Donetsk rebels surrender; humanitarian aid gets qualified nod
Fighting raged in the city of Donetsk on Sunday as government forces continued to close in on the rebel stronghold and pro-Russian insurgents backed away from an unconditional cease-fire offer that they announced just the day before. With a string of military successes and broad support for its campaign from the West and most of […] The...
Russia urges ‘humanitarian’ mission as Ukraine rebel bastion pounded
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s army shelled the main rebel bastion of Donetsk Sunday as Russia called for a humanitarian ceasefire, which the West warned could be a pretext by Moscow to send in troops. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine demands that rebels in Donetsk surrender
At least 300,000 of Donetsk’s 1 million residents have fled as violence escalates between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...
Further correction likely this week
THE local stock market saw a profit-taking correction last week, forcing the blue-chip benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) down to a near five-month low, sparked by escalating geopolitical tensions after the United States airstrikes in Iraq and concerns over growth due to expanding economic sanctions from the Ukraine-Russian conflict....
Ukraine Says No Ceasefire Until Separatists Surrender, Rebels Defiant
A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a ceasefire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown “white flags” and surrendered. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Says No Ceasefire Until Separatists Surrender, Rebels
A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a ceasefire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown “white flags” and surrendered. …read more Source:...
Russian ‘Humanitarian’ Push in Ukraine ‘Unacceptable’: US, Germany
Washington. Russian intervention in Ukraine, including for supposed humanitarian purposes is “unacceptable” without Kiev’s authorization, US President Barack Obama and his German counterpart Angela Merkel agreed in a telephone call Saturday. Such a move “violates international law, and will provoke additional...
Ukrainian rebels ready for cease-fire
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ―Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian cat …read more Source: The Korea...
1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels there for a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.”One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday morning and continued into the day, city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky told The...
