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Ukraine leader urges unity to bring change, combat Russian ‘aggressor’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on all political forces in the country on Sunday to rally behind his plans for constitutional change aimed at ending a separatist conflict in the east and defeating what he termed the “Russian aggressor”. …read more Source: Channel...
Military pressure on Ukraine will last decades, president says
Military pressure on Ukraine from Russia and the separatists that Moscow supports is likely to last decades and future generations will have to undergo military training, President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin to be notable absence from Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will meet Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Berlin in a bid to end the 16-month conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine leader looks to summit with Germany, France, to curb Russian ‘aggression’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he wanted summit talks with German and French leaders next week on how to curb Russian “aggression” and force Moscow to comply with a February peace plan for east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Four Ukrainian soldiers killed as fighting tests truce
Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday, as a new wave of violence rekindled concerns a ceasefire deal could be crumbling. …read more Source: Channel...
Four Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours – Kiev military
Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
NATO warns Russia over upsurge in violence in Ukraine
NATO warned Russia on Wednesday that any attempt by Russian-backed separatists to take more of Ukraine’s territory would be unacceptable. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev on peace plan
Russia wants the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement a February peace plan for east Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev over east Ukraine peace plan
Russia expects the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement a the February peace plan for east Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin dives in mini-sub to shipwreck off Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image on Tuesday by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula that Moscow seized from Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Channel...
