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Moscow accuses West of seeking Russia ‘regime change’
The United States and European Union have imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow as they blame Russia for abetting the pro-Kremlin insurgents in east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Moscow accuses West of seeking Russia ‘regime change’
MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday accused the West of seeking to force a regime change in Russia through sanctions over the Ukraine conflict.”The West is showing unambiguously that they do not want to force (Russia) to change policy, they want to achieve a change of regime,” Lavrov told a forum of political...
Kiev says Russia has 7,500 troops in Ukraine
Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday (Nov 22) that Russia has 7,500 troops in the east of the country, which destabilises the situation in the east where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev says Russia has 7,500 troops in Ukraine
KIEV, Nov 22, 2014 (AFP) – Russia has 7,500 troops in the east of the country, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months, Ukraine’s defence minister said.”Unfortunately, the stabilisation of the situation in the east of Ukraine does not depend only on us,” Stepan Poltorak said in a...
4 soldiers, civilian killed in eastern Ukraine: officials
KIEV – Four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 10 others wounded in unrest in the east during the past 24 hours, security officials in Kiev said Saturday.One civilian, a 60-year-old man, was also killed in the eastern region of Lugansk on Friday, the governor’s office announced.Ukrainian forces are locked in a struggle with...
Ukraine declares Nato ambition on protests anniversary
November 22, 2014 5:16 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s new coalition government made joining Nato a priority on Friday in a move likely to provoke fresh Russian anger as thousands gathered in Kiev to mark the first anniversary of protests which unleashed a year of turmoil. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine declares NATO ambition on protests anniversary
Ukraine’s new coalition government made joining NATO a priority Friday in a move likely to provoke fresh Russian anger as thousands gathered in Kiev to mark the first anniversary of protests which unleashed a year of turmoil. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden warns Russia over Ukraine on Maidan anniversary
US Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia had failed to fulfil its commitments under a September peace plan, adding: “So long as that continues, Russia will face rising costs, greater isolation.” …read more Source: Channel...
Russia risks more isolation over Ukraine aggression: Biden
US Vice-President Joe Biden warned that Russia had failed to fulfil its commitments under agreements struck in September. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden in talks with Ukraine leaders as toll rises in east
US Vice President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine’s leaders on Friday (Nov 21) on the first anniversary of the protests that toppled the former pro-Kremlin regime, with Kiev hoping for an announcement on further US assistance. …read more Source: Channel...
