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Obama to decide on Ukraine arms ‘soon’: Kerry
KIEV (AFP) – US President Barack Obama will soon decide whether to arm Ukraine against pro-Russian separatists but prefers a diplomatic solution, Secretary of State John Kerry said in Kiev on Thursday.The president will make his decision, Im confident, soon, Kerry told journalists after the White House signalled it may be ready to provide...
Putin congratulates new Greek premier, invites him to Moscow
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greeces new prime minister to Moscow in May, as Athens and Berlin publicly traded barbs over European Union policy on Ukraine.Alexis Tsipras expressed his intention to attend May 9 celebrations for the World War II victory over Nazism, his office said.Greece has...
NATO to boost eastern defences after Russian ‘aggression’
NATO was set Thursday to agree a major boost to its defences including six bases in eastern Europe and a spearhead force of 5,000 troops in response to what it called Russian aggression in Ukraine. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg insisted that the increase being approved by defence ministers in Brussels were purely defensive, but with...
NATO chief says measures, part of alliance’s response to Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea were defensive.
NATO Defence Ministers met at Brussels on Thursday to discuss the implementation of the Readiness Action Plan and Ukraine crisis. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the measures, part of the alliance’s response to Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea were defensive. The ministers’ meeting comes at a time of...
Russia erects controversial ‘Big Three’ monument in Crimea
YALTA (AFP) – Russia on Thursday defied anger by unveiling a controversial monument to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Britains Winston Churchill and US President Franklin Roosevelt at their fateful meeting in Crimea in 1945.The huge monument was inspired by enduring images of the Big Three meeting in the resort town of Yalta on the balmy...
Hollande floats Ukraine peace plan as leaders flock to Kiev
KIEV (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Thursday he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were taking a new peace plan to Kiev and Moscow after a surge in deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine.Hollande and Merkel were expected in Kiev after US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for talks with Ukraines leaders who are pushing for...
Kerry arrives in Kiev as Washington mulls sending Ukraine weapons
Kiev (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev on Thursday in a signal of firm US support for the country amid growing international alarm at a surge in fighting.The top US diplomat will try to explore ways to end the conflict that has claimed more than 5,100 lives in the past nine months, as Washington mulls sending weapons...
5,300 people have been killed, one million driven during Ukraine crisis.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has called for a temporary truce to allow civilians to be evacuated from Debaltseve town in Ukraine. In a statement, he called on the separatist rebels and Ukrainian forces to immediately move their military positions away from densely populated areas. According to reports, 5,300 people have been killed and...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Four people were killed when a hospital in east Ukraine was shelled ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will focus on the possibility of arming Ukrainian forces.The latest deaths came as international pressure grew for an immediate halt to surging violence that has seen hundreds of...
Hospital shelled in Ukraine as calls mount for truce
DONETSK – Shelling at a hospital in east Ukraine killed four people on Wednesday ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will see possible arms supplies high on the agenda. The latest deaths came as international pressure grew for an immediate halt to surging violence which has seen hundreds of civilians killed in...
