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Ukraine-Russia crissi politics march
People walk holding banners reading ”I am Volnovakha” in Ukrainian and in French during a gathering on Independence Square in Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says tank offensive pushing rebels from airport
DONETSK (AFP) – Ukraine rushed tanks to the front lines and claimed Sunday to have cleared pro-Russian rebels from most of Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting, with heavy shelling shaking the key eastern city.As fighting wracked the countrys war-torn east, thousands of people held a common prayer and peace march in the capital...
Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east
KIEV, Ukraine: (AP) – Ukraines president vowed Sunday to reassert control over his countrys conflict-shattered eastern regions as fighting there reached a new peak of intensity.Petro Poroshenko told a crowd of several thousand gathered in central Kiev that Ukraine wouldnt give up an inch of its land to Russian-backed separatists.The...
Ukrainian military spokesman says operation has not violated Minsk 12-point peace plan.
In Ukraine, government troops launched a mass operation and retook almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in east of the country. According to the Ukrainian military spokesman troops succeeded in almost completely clearing the airport. The spokesman said the operation had not violated the Minsk 12-point peace plan agreed with Russia and...
Russians keep calm and shop on in face of rising prices
MOSCOW (AFP) – For shoppers like pensioner Tatiana Ivanovna buying their weekly groceries in a Moscow supermarket, these are increasingly tough times.Fuelled by a double whammy of a plummeting ruble and the embargoes Russia slapped on many Western products in retaliation for sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, inflation is soaring.Prices on...
Explosions rock Ukraine airport as battle intensifies
DONETSK, Ukraine: Clashes between Ukraine s army and pro-Russian rebels for control of a battered airport intensified on Saturday, with explosions and …read more Source: The News...
Obama to seek tax increases on wealthy to help middle class
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will call for increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans then using the revenue to fund new tax credits and other cost-saving measures for the middle class in his first address before a Republican-led Congress.The presidents proposals are likely to be cheered by the Democratic Partys liberal base,...
UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council will meet next week to discuss the flareup of violence in Ukraine, diplomats said Friday. A meeting of the 15-member council will be held on Wednesday at the request of Lithuania. There has been an upsurge in violence this week, with fighting around Donetsk airport on Thursday forcing monitors from...
Fighting rages anew at Ukraine airport, three soldiers killed
Fighting raged on Saturday at the main airport of Ukraine’s city of Donetsk as separatists resumed attempts to break the tenuous grip of government forces on the complex and Kiev’s military said three more Ukrainian soldiers had been killed. With attempts to restart peace talks stalled, pro-Russian rebels have stepped up shelling...
Explosions rock east Ukraine airport as battle intensifies
DONETSK (AFP) – Clashes between Ukraines army and pro-Russian rebels for control of a battered airport intensified Saturday, with explosions and heavy gunfire shaking the area throughout much of the day and at least six more people killed.The battle for Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine saw Kiev rush reinforcements to the snowy front...
