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NATO issues dire Ukraine warning as 19 die in fighting
The head of NATO warned on Wednesday that Ukraine faced its worst violence “in a long time” as global alarm rang out over a spike in bloodshed that has killed 19 people in the European Union’s backyard. The post NATO issues dire Ukraine warning as 19 die in fighting appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The...
Global alarm over Ukraine fighting as death toll hits 19
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: The death toll from the latest escalation in fighting in Ukraine rose to 19 on Wednesday as international alarm rang out over the spike in bloodshed in the European Union’s back yard. Government forces and Russian-backed separatists exchanged mortar and rocket fire for a fourth day around the flashpoint eastern town of...
Tillerson confirmed as secretary of state amid eased U.S. tone on Russia in Ukraine, diplomat dissaray
The U.S. Senate confirmed former ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson as the next secretary of state Wednesday, handing a major boost to President Donald Trump as he builds his Cabinet. Tillerson was confirmed by a vote of 56 to 43, with four Democrats ultimately joining all 52 Republicans voting in favor. Trump has repeatedly blasted Democrats […] The...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine flares up again
February 02, 2017 5:00 AMMOSCOW • The war in eastern Ukraine that simmered quietly for months has erupted in a lethal bout of fighting in recent days. …read more Source: The Straits...
Poland eyes Belarus ties to revive EU’s Eastern Partnership | Reuters
By Pawel Sobczak, Lidia Kelly and Justyna Pawlak | WARSAW WARSAW Poland is trying to improve relations with its eastern neighbour Belarus in the hope of also reviving the European Union’s dormant Eastern Partnership initiative that targets six former Soviet republics, its deputy foreign minister said.The Eastern Partnership offered money,...
UN calls for end to fighting after fresh Ukraine clashes
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The U.N. Security Council Tuesday called for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Ukraine where three days of fighting in a flashpoint town have left at least 13 dead and thousands of locals without power in freezing conditions. …read more Source: The China...
Group calls for cease-fire amid upsurge in Ukraine fighting
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — Freezing residents of an eastern Ukraine town battered by an upsurge in fighting between government troops and Russia-backed rebels flocked to a humanitarian aid center Wednesday to receive food and warm up. Heavy fighting around government-held Avdiivka, just north of the rebel-stronghold city of Donetsk, began over the...
Moscow denies it shot at Ukrainian warplane – Tass | Reuters
MOSCOW Russia’s Black Sea naval command on Wednesday denied an allegation by Kiev that a Ukrainian AN-26 military cargo plane had been shot over the sea, Tass news agency cited the command as saying.Ukraine said on Wednesday the pane had been shot at with a firearm from a Russian-controlled offshore gas rig. (writing by Denis Pinchuk,...
Moscow denies it shot at Ukrainian warplane: Tass
MOSCOW – Russia’s Black Sea naval command on Wednesday denied an allegation by Kiev that a Ukrainian AN-26 military cargo plane had been shot over the sea, Tass news agency cited the command as saying. Ukraine said on Wednesday the pane had… …read more Source:...
NATO calls on Russia to help stop spike in violence in east Ukraine
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