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Poroshenko rallies thousands in ‘battle for Ukraine’
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday (Aug 24) decried Russian “aggression” as Kiev staged a symbolic Independence Day parade while battling pro-Moscow rebels in the east of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine president Poroshenko rallies thousands against Russia in ‘battle for Ukraine’
August 24, 2014 5:21 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday decried Russian “aggression” as Kiev staged a symbolic Independence Day parade while battling pro-Moscow rebels in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Straits...
Merkel urges truce in Ukraine-Russia talks next week
August 24, 2014 2:38 PMKIEV (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new ceasefire in crisis talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, as the troubled country prepared for Independence Day celebrations on Sunday and a controversial Russian convoy returned home. …read more Source: The Straits...
Merkel urges Ukraine truce as Russia convoy returns home
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new ceasefire in crisis talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday (Aug 23), as a controversial Russian convoy returned home. …read more Source: Channel...
Blasts hit Ukraine football stadium
Two powerful explosions on Saturday (Aug 23) hit Donbass Arena, home to Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk. The club said there were no casualties among staff. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel presses Russia to engage on peace plan with Ukraine
August 23, 2014 8:40 PMKIEV (REUTERS) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on her first visit to Ukraine since the crisis there erupted early this year, pressed Moscow to engage on a peace plan with Kiev, saying success was not possible if only one side was interested in a diplomatic solution. …read more Source: The Straits...
Merkel jets into Kiev as tensions soar over Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Saturday (Aug 23) in Kiev for crucial talks with Ukraine’s pro-Western leadership on how to end the bloodshed in the east of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia convoy returns as Merkel holds crisis talks in Kiev
August 23, 2014 7:59 PMKIEV (AFP) – Russia’s controversial aid convoy to war-torn eastern Ukraine returned across the border on Saturday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel held crisis talks in Kiev with the country’s pro-Western leaders. …read more Source: The Straits...
First aid lorries returning from Ukraine to Russia: OSCE
The first lorries from Moscow’s controversial aid convoy to rebel-held parts of Ukraine began returning to Russia on Saturday (Aug 23), OSCE monitors said. …read more Source: Channel...
Artillery fire kills two civilians in Donetsk
Two civilians were killed Saturday (Aug 23) apparently by artillery fire in Donetsk, the main separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine, an AFP reporter witnessed. …read more Source: Channel...
