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At least 32 killed in east Ukraine mine blast
KIEV – At least 32 miners have been killed in a blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held area of east Ukraine, the president of Ukraine’s parliament said Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
West vows ‘strong’ response if major Ukraine truce violation
KIEV – Western leaders have called for a “strong reaction” from the international community to any major violation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as they seek to further pressure Russia over the conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Western powers vow ‘strong’ response if major Ukraine truce violation
KIEV – Western leaders on Tuesday called for a “strong reaction” from the international community to any major violation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as they sought to further pressure Russia over the conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine central bank raises refinancing rate to 30%
KIEV – Ukraine’s central bank announced plans to raise its benchmark refinancing rate to 30 percent from 19.5 percent, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
China ‘steps up’ anti-Western rhetoric
BEIJING — Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas causing turmoil. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nemtsov murder witness heads to Kiev after leaving Moscow: Ukrainian official
KIEV – The chief witness in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov — the Ukrainian model who was girlfriend — was able to leave Russia and is now on her way to Kiev, Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesman said late Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia, Ukraine agree gas delivery deal until end March: EU
BRUSSELS – Moscow and Kiev agreed a gas delivery deal until the end of March after EU-brokered talks in Brussels Monday, securing supplies to Europe after a row over supplies to rebel-held eastern Ukraine, the EU said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nemtsov murder witness says blocked from leaving Moscow
MOSCOW – The Ukrainian model girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov complained Monday she was being blocked from leaving Moscow, as authorities vowed to solve the most shocking political assassination of Vladimir Putin’s rule. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kerry, Lavrov open tough talks on Ukraine, Nemtsov
GENEVA – US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov due to focus on the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine’s frontlines calm ahead of gas talks
KIEV – Ukraine’s frontlines were relatively calm on Sunday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow, as journalists mourned the killing by mortar fire of a Ukrainian photographer. …read more Source: Bangkok...
