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In parts of east Ukraine, a daily struggle to survive
Clutching empty plastic bottles, hundreds of people stand waiting for water in this besieged city, with the almost constant thud of artillery shells echoing in the distance. More than two months after pro-Russian separatists rose up in east Ukraine, electricity and water have been cut off in this depressed industrial city, food is running low...
In echo of Cold War, calls grow for Kiev to build a ‘new wall’
As Ukraine’s leaders puzzle over how to cut off Russian support for a separatist rebellion in the east of the country, one of its richest men thinks he has the answer. Billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoisky has suggested building a wall along the almost 2,000-km (1,200-mile) land border with Russia to prevent fighters and weapons flooding...
Fresh clashes threaten Ukraine ceasefire
Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire hung in the balance Sunday after clashes engulfed the separatist east and Russian President Vladimir Putin put troops on “full combat alert”. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Pro-Russian rebel volunteers ready to take fight to Ukraine front lines
They may not get proper uniforms or much training but from former policemen to Soviet Army veterans a growing number of volunteers in east Ukraine are signing up with insurgents to battle government troops. Vladislav, dressed in a black bulletproof vest and cradling a Kalashnikov rifle, guarded the entrance to his rebel barracks in the […]...
Putin supports ceasefire in Ukraine, calling for peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin supported Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s order to cease fire in the southeastern country and his intention to seek a peaceful settlement of the crisis, the Kremlin press service said Saturday. …read more Source:...
Russia issues international arrest warrant for two Ukraine officials
MOSCOW,June 21(Xinhua)–Russian Investigative Committee announced Saturday it had issued an international arrest warrant for two Ukrainian officials who were accused of having used heavy weapons in military operations in eastern Ukraine,causing deaths and injuries of many civilians and plenty of refugees s. …read more Source:...
World › Ukraine troops clash with rebels despite ceasefire
Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire hung in the balance on Saturday as clashes engulfed the separatist east and Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the new Western-backed leader’s claimed commitment to peace. The resurgence of violence in the 11-week pro-Russian uprising threatening to splinter the ex-Soviet state came as...
russia condemns shelling of border checkpoint by ukraine – (d)
Moscow strongly protested over the shelling of Russian territory by the Ukrainian military and demanded an immediate investigation of this provocative act, Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday night. …read more Source: ANTARA...
Russian buildup seen as fighting rages on
MOSCOW (AP) ― Russia is resuming its military buildup along the Ukrainian border in an apparent attempt to intimidate it …read more Source: The Korea...
World › Ukraine orders 1-week government cease-fire
Ukraine’s president ordered his forces to cease fire Friday and halt military operations for a week against pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east — the first step in a peace plan he hopes will end the fighting that has killed hundreds. The Kremlin dismissed the plan, saying it sounded like… …read more...
