Section: The News International (Pakistan)
Russia slams EU sanctions renewal as pointless blackmail
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday slammed the EU s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured in …read more Source: The News...
Ukraine parliament fires security chief
KIEV: Ukraine s parliament on Thursday fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and …read more Source: The News...
New Ukraine peace talks fail to halt escalating clashes
MINSK: Ukraine on Tuesday reported the death of two soldiers as a fresh round of European-mediated talks with pro-Russian insurgents failed to break a …read more Source: The News...
Security agency wars add to Ukraines spreading woes
KIEV: War-scarred Ukraine was engulfed on Monday by a scandal involving the chiefs of its two main domestic security agencies amid claims of criminal …read more Source: The News...
New deaths and diplomatic warfare shake Ukraine truce
KIEV: Ukraine s faltering peace agreement suffered fresh setbacks on Saturday when Kiev reported the death of six soldiers and accused Moscow of abett …read more Source: The News...
Poroshenko warns of colossal threat of new Ukraine fighting
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned on Thursday of a “colossal threat” of renewed fighting with pro-Russian rebels after a surge in viol …read more Source: The News...
Fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
KIEV: More civilian deaths and a new and unusually intense round of fighting on Wednesday in eastern Ukraine are rekindling fears that a shaky ceasefi …read more Source: The News...
More than 6,400 killed in Ukraine violence
GENEVA: The United Nations said on Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, …read more Source: The News...
Germanys Steinmeier warns situation in Ukraine turning fragile
KIEV: Germany s foreign minister warned on Friday that the situation in Ukraine s separatist east was turning more “fragile” and that negotiators must …read more Source: The News...
Six killed in Ukraine fighting
KIEV: Four pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian soldier and one civilian were killed in clashes that broke out over the past 24 hours in violation of a Feb …read more Source: The News...
