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New Ukraine peace talks open in Minsk
Face-to-face talks aimed at finding a way to end Ukraine’s brutal five-month war began on Friday (Sep 19) in the Belarussian capital of Minsk, trying to build on a ragged ceasefire that was agreed in the same city two weeks ago. …read more Source: Channel...
Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine form joint brigade
Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine on Friday (Sep 19) signed an agreement to form a joint brigade intended to modernise the Ukrainian army confronting pro-Kremlin separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: Channel...
New Ukraine peace talks after Obama rebuffs Poroshenko pleas
Warring parties in Ukraine meet on Friday (Sep 19) to try to find a lasting solution to a brutal conflict that has killed around 3,000 people and stoked Western alarm about Russia’s territorial ambitions. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine leader warns of Russia threat, seeks US support
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for greater political and military support from Washington and tighter sanctions on Russia as he told US lawmakers that Kremlin aggression represented a threat to global security. …read more Source: Channel...
US giving $67 million in new aid for Ukraine’s struggle with Russian incursion
September 18, 2014 11:24 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States pledged US$53 million (S$67 million) in fresh aid to Ukraine on Thursday for its struggle against Russia’s incursion, including counter-mortar radar equipment, in a gesture of support for visiting Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The...
Kiev says Russia masses troops on Ukraine border
The Ukrainian government accused Russia on Thursday (Sep 18) of massing around 4,000 troops on the border of Russian-annexed Crimea and Ukraine, as Crimean residents also reported seeing troop movements. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia ‘moves troops in Crimea’ ahead of Ukraine-US meet
Kiev accused Moscow on Thursday (Sep 18) of massing its troops in annexed Crimea on the Ukraine border, rattling nerves just as President Petro Poroshenko prepared to meet US counterpart Barack Obama. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev says Russia masses 4,000 troops in Crimea on Ukraine border
The government in Kiev said on Thursday (Sep 18) that Russia had massed around 4,000 troops stationed in annexed Crimea on the border with Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Obama, Poroshenko meet as peace deal hopes rise
Ukraine’s leader Petro Poroshenko will meet with US President Barack Obama Thursday (Sep 18), amid hopes Kiev’s conflict with pro-Russian rebels may end after Moscow hailed an offer of self-rule for the separatists. …read more Source: Channel...
Self-rule law for east Ukraine ‘step in the right direction’: Russia
Moscow has praised Kiev’s law on self-rule for the war-torn eastern Ukraine as a “step in the right direction” and expressed the hope the rebel-held regions would develop cross-border cooperation with Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
