Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Death toll mounts in east Ukraine as US mulls arming Kiev
KIEV (AFP) – Fears grew Tuesday of an escalation in the mounting bloodshed in east Ukraine as the United States mulled arming Kiev and pro-Russian rebels ordered a mass mobilisation.At least 16 civilians and five government troops were killed over the past 24 hours in fierce clashes across the conflict zone, government and pro-Russian rebel...
Ukraine tightens rules for Russians entering country
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines government on Tuesday announced tough new rules limiting the documents Russians can use to enter the country in a move likely to stoke further tensions between Moscow and Kiev.From March 1 Russians will no longer be able to enter Ukraine on their internal identity documents and will instead require a passport for...
16 civilians killed in latest Ukraine fighting: officials
KIEV (AFP) – At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said on Tuesday.Five civilians were killed around battleground town Debaltseve, six in and around rebel centre Donetsk, and five in neighbouring Lugansk region, pro-Kiev officials and rebels...
Republicans reject Obama’s $4 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Republicans in control of Congress summarily rejected US President Barack Obamas $4 trillion budget Monday, accusing him of shamelessly pandering to Democrats ahead of the 2016 election.The ink was barely dry on Obamas proposal — which would bypass mandatory spending caps and post a $474 billion deficit —...
Ukraine run by ‘miserable’ Jews: rebel chief
DONETSK (AFP) – Ukraines pro-Russian rebel chief on Monday branded the countrys leaders miserable Jews in an apparent anti-Semitic jibe.Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic, claimed that Kievs pro-Western leaders were miserable representatives of the great Jewish people.I cant remember a time when...
Merkel: Germany won’t give weapons to Ukraine, favors talks
BUDAPEST, Hungary: (AP) – Germany will not give weapons to Ukraine and supports negotiations and a diplomatic solution to that governments conflict with Russian-backed rebels, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday.It is my firm belief that this conflict cannot be solved militarily, Merkel said after meeting with Hungarian Prime...
Bravado and disbelief greet Ukraine rebel call-up
DONETSK (AFP) – A mass call-up Monday by separatist authorities aimed at boosting their forces in east Ukraine to 100,000 fighters sparked mixed reactions from inhabitants in rebel bastion Donetsk.While some met the call-to-arms — which the pro-Russian rebels said was voluntary — with jingoistic fervour, others who spoke to AFP...
Germany will not send arms to Ukraine: Merkel
BUDAPEST (AFP) – Germany will not provide Ukraine with weapons to fight Russian-backed rebels in the east, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday, stressing the need for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.Germany will not support Ukraine with guns and weapons, Merkel said at a press conference after meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor...
Ukraine peace talks collapse as fighting rages
Minsk (AFP) – Peace talks aimed at halting rising bloodshed in eastern Ukraine ended in failure Saturday, with Kievs envoy saying pro-Russian separatists wrecked a deal by refusing to discuss an immediate ceasefire.The delayed talks in Minsk were thwarted after top rebel leaders stayed away and their negotiators also refused to discuss...
Ukraine peace talks end without agreement: Kiev envoy
KIEV (AFP) – Peace talks to thrash out a truce agreement between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine ended without a deal Saturday, Kievs representatives at the talks in Minsk said.Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma told Interfax Ukraine news agency that the summit had broken up in failure after top rebel leaders stayed away and their...
