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Sanctions-hit Russia in risky bet on Ukraine talks
KIEV – It seems to have played out exactly as Western powers hoped: sanctions and falling oil prices have hit Russia hard, presumably making Moscow more willing to compromise on the conflict in Ukraine.But as is often the case with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the reality is far more complex.Despite its economic woes Russia still holds...
Obama, Cameron vow to stand firm against Islamist extremists
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed a united front on Wednesday against the threat posed by Islamist extremists and their “distorted ideology.”In a joint opinion article that appeared in Thursday’s Times of London newspaper and released on Wednesday night in Washington,...
Rebels launch Ukraine offensive after bus shelling
Pro-Kremlin insurgents unleashed a massive rocket assault in Ukraine on Wednesday (Jan 14) as Kiev and Moscow traded blame for a bus shelling that killed 12 in the war’s bloodiest incident since a September truce. …read more Source: Channel...
Eleven Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus
DONETSK, Ukraine – Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east.Local police said the rocket appeared to have gone astray after being aimed by the gunmen at a checkpoint set up by government...
11 Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus
Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday (Jan 13) when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east. …read more Source: Channel...
Ten Ukrainian civilians killed when rocket hits bus
Ten Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Tuesday (Jan 13) when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine summit called off over lack of progress on truce deal
BERLIN/KIEV – Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France have scrapped plans for a summit this week on the conflict in Ukraine because of a lack of progress in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire agreement.With bloodshed continuing between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists, there was no sign when a new attempt at a...
Putin will not attend Holocaust commemorations in Poland: Interfax
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Holocaust commemorations in Poland this month, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Tuesday.Sources told Reuters on Monday that Putin was unlikely to join world leaders gathering at the site of the Auschwitz death camp because distrust caused by...
Top diplomats meet to try and save Ukraine peace summit
Foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France met on Monday (Jan 12) in Berlin to try and resolve tensions threatening to scupper a planned summit on ending the Ukrainian conflict. …read more Source: Channel...
Interpol seeks arrest of ousted Ukraine president
Interpol on Monday (Jan 12) put Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovych on its global wanted list for alleged embezzlement that drained the ex-Soviet republic’s budget in his four years of pro-Russian rule. …read more Source: Channel...
