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Russia says border checkpoint hit by artillery from Ukraine
Russia said one of its border checkpoints in south Rostov region was hit Thursday by mortar shells from Ukraine, with no casualties reported. …read more Source:...
China Seeks Great Power Status After Centuries of Sea Retreat
Chinese navy sailors stand in formation as they attend a send-off ceremony before departing for the Rim of the Pacific exercise, at a military port in Sanya, Hainan province on June 9, 2014. (Reuters Photo) Admiral Zheng He is everywhere in China these days, even though he died almost 600 years ago. The government is promoting him to remind its...
Berlin talks bring Russia and Ukraine closer to resuming ceasefire
The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to hold three-way talks involving pro-Moscow rebels by Saturday to pave the way for a new ceasefire, despite continued fighting that Kiev says has now killed 200 of its troops. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia warns “full-scale” gas crisis in Ukraine
A full-scale gas crisis is looming in Ukraine unless Kiev settles its multi-billion-U.S. dollar debt to Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. …read more Source: ANTARA...
US supports Ukraine’s decision to suspend ceasefire
The Obama administration on Wednesday threw its weight behind Ukraine’s decision to end a ceasefire and resume military operations against the insurgents in the country’s east. …read more Source: China...
Kiev voices readiness for more consultations on crisis settlement
The Ukrainian government is ready to continue consultations over settlement of the ongoing crisis in the country’s east, a senior official said Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Foreign ministers agree on Ukraine cease-fire path
Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France meeting in Berlin agreed Wednesday on a series of steps for a resumption of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where fighting between government troops and pro-Russia separatists has taken more than 400 lives since April. The steps include reopening talks no later than Saturday “with...
Ukraine presses on with attacks on separatists after failed truce
KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) – Ukrainian forces pressed on with their assault on pro-Russian insurgents after Kiev’s Western-backed leader brushed off European efforts to save a tenuous truce, prompting Russia to raise alarm over the “swiftly deteriorating” situation. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine forces attack rebel positions, Putin growls
Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to rid Ukraine of “parasites”. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Putin slams Western containment policies, hails Russia-China ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday developments of the Ukrainian crisis testified to Western countries’ lasting attempts to contain Moscow. …read more Source: China...
