Section: Today (Singapore)
Trump says U.S. will work to restore peace in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko the United States will work to restore peace along the border with Russia. “We will work with Ukraine, Russia, and all other parties involved to help them restore… …read more Source:...
Shelling flares up in east Ukraine ahead of Trump’s call to Kiev
KIEV – Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists accused each other of resuming artillery attacks in east Ukraine on Saturday, breaking a lull in shelling at a frontline hot-spot that had raised hopes the conflict’s worst escalation in months was waning. … …read more Source:...
Russia’s Lavrov tells France that Ukraine flare-up endangers peace talks
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday that a flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine may nullify two-year long efforts to pacify warring sides, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday. … …read more Source:...
Russia’s Lavrov tells France that Ukraine flare-up endangers peace talks
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday that a flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine may nullify two-year long efforts to pacify warring sides, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday. … …read more Source:...
Music drowns out shelling in Ukraine flashpoint town
AVDIIVKA (Ukraine) – As artillery fire echoes throughout the flashpoint Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, the sound of guitar and violin music fills the apartment where the Savkevich family are hunkered down. Since Sunday (Jan 29), the industrial town of some… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says Russia fully to blame for flare-up
KIEV – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said Russia was to blame for the latest flare-up in hostilities near the industrial town of Avdiyivka in eastern Ukraine which have led to the heaviest casualties for months. “The full… …read more Source:...
Kremlin says it hopes pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels have enough ammunition
MOSCOW – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday he hoped that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine had enough ammunition to respond to what he called aggressive actions by the Ukrainian army. “The main thing is to persuade Kiev to… …read more Source:...
Russia says Ukraine violating Geneva convention, shelling civilians
MOSCOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Ukrainian armed forces of violating the Geneva Convention by shelling civilian areas in eastern Ukraine and of using weapons systems banned under the terms of the Minsk peace deal. Maria… …read more Source:...
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, blamed Russia on Thursday for the recent surge of violence in eastern Ukraine and warned Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until Moscow returns Crimea to Kiev. … …read more Source:...
Ukraine, separatists say more civilians killed in eastern flare-up
AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine – Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of carrying out fresh artillery attacks on frontline residential areas in eastern Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties on both sides. The… …read more Source:...
