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Kerry in Kiev next week to show US support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry is to head to Ukraine next week to underline Washingtons support of the country in the face of attacks by pro-Russian rebels.The State Department said Friday that Kerry would arrive in Kiev on February 5 and meet Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and...
Ukraine rebels vow to continue offensive if talks fail
KIEV (AFP) – Pro-Russian insurgents vowed on Friday to push their east Ukrainian offensive if new talks with the pro-Western leaders in Kiev fail to achieve results.Should the negotiations collapse… the Donetsk and Lugansk Peoples Republics reserve the right to pursue their offensive until the entire Donetsk and Lugansk regions are...
France, Poland tell Russia to end ‘all support to separatists’
PARIS (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande and Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, and for Russia to stop supporting separatists fighting in the countrys east.We urgently call for Russia to contribute to a political solution and to put an end to all forms of support to the...
New Greek PM to visit Cyprus on first foreign trip
NICOSIA (AFP) – Greeces new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to travel to close ally Cyprus on Monday for his first visit abroad since his election victory, Cypriot officials said.On a brief visit to Greeces fellow bailed-out EU member state, Tsipras is to meet with President Nicos Anastasiades and address parliament in Nicosia.Government...
NATO chief warns of challenges after ‘black year’
BRUSSELS (AFP) – NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance must be ready to face further challenges after a black year of Russian intervention in Ukraine and terror attacks on Europes streets.Unveiling NATOs 2014 annual report, Stoltenberg said a new rapid reaction force would help cope with changing security environment but urged the 28...
Five troops, 19 civilians, killed in east Ukraine: officials
KIEV (AFP) – Twenty-four people, including 19 civilians, were killed in the past 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine, officials said Friday.Pro-Kiev officials in the separatist region of Donetsk said dozens of people were also wounded in shelling across the industrial province. The Ukrainian...
Ukraine crisis
Relatives of reservists, called up to participate in the fighting in the east of Ukraine, react during a parting ceremony at a one of the recruiting offices in Kiev …read more Source: The...
EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraines warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels.Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned meanwhile that the threat of further sanctions risked turning the new Cold War atmosphere into...
Unicef seeks $3.1b aid for ‘new generation’ of crises
GENEVA – The UN children’s agency launched a record $3.1 billion aid appeal on Thursday to help 62 million children at risk from a “new generation” of humanitarian crises. The threats ranged from the brutal war in Syria that shows no sign of ending after nearly four years to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa and the Ukraine conflict....
Moscow: Mother of 7 accused of treason for giving details about Russian military movements
MOSCOW (AFP) – A mother of seven has been accused of treason for calling the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements in the latest sign of Moscow attempting to cover up its intervention in its neighbouring state.Svetlana Davydova, 36, was arrested last week by a group of men in black uniforms who burst into her apartment in the town...
