Section: Radio Pakistan (Pakistan)
US President says we are considering all options including provision of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine
The United States says it has not yet taken any decision to provide arms to Ukraine. Speaking at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington, President Obama said we are considering all options including provision of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio...
Seven soldiers have been killed in fighting, attacks on their possessions in Kiev.
In Ukraine, 12 people have been killed and 30 injured in the latest fighting in East of the country. Seven soldiers have been killed in fighting and attacks on their possessions in Kiev and three civilians killed in Debaltseve. And two civilians were killed in the rebels’ stronghold Donetsk. Meanwhile, the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France...
Germany had given him until Wednesday to agree a peace plan or face new sanctions
A spokesman of Russian President has said that President Vladimir Putin would not tolerate any ultimatum over the issue of Ukraine. He stated this after a report said Germany had given him until Wednesday to agree a peace plan or face new sanctions. The leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France are preparing for a summit with Putin in the Belarusian...
Twenty-six injured in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in eastern region
In Ukraine, nine soldiers have been killed and 26 injured in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in eastern region. A military spokesman in Kiev said that fighting intensified around Debaltseve town in the northeast of Donetsk city. …read more Source: Radio...
German Chancellor is likely to brief US President on different peace proposals
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Washington to hold talks with President Barack Obama over Ukrainian issue. German leader is expected to brief US President on different peace proposals, earlier, discussed with Russian and Ukrainian leaders. …read more Source: Radio...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says leaders agree on drafting an agreement that would also include proposals from Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko.
The leaders of Russia, Germany and France have agreed in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said the leaders agree on drafting an agreement that would also include proposals from Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko. The spokeman further said Chancellor Angela Merkel, President...
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...
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...
Six schools and five kindergartens were also damaged in the blast.
In Ukraine, five people were killed in heavy shelling on a hospital in the rebel-held Donetsk city on Wednesday. Six schools and five kindergartens were also damaged in the blast. EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini has called for an immediate truce in east Ukraine to allow civilians to escape an upsurge in fighting between government...
The bus was enroute to the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine
In Russia, ten people were killed and six injured when a minibus drove into a truck in Belgorod region in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. A police source said that the minibus was travelling tothe Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine, part of which is controlled by pro-Russian separatists, and that the passengers were of Ukrainian nationality....
