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Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town
DEBALTSEVE (UKRAINE) – Battles raged Sunday between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine peace talks collapse as fighting rages
Peace talks aimed at halting rising bloodshed in eastern Ukraine ended in failure Saturday, with Kiev’s envoy saying pro-Russian separatists wrecked a deal by refusing to discuss an immediate ceasefire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kiev hopes for stalled truce talks despite separatist vow
KIEV – Kiev’s pro-Western leaders hope to hold truce talks on Saturday with pro-Russian separatists despite the rebels’ vow to push their latest offensive in eastern Ukraine if the negotiations should fail. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine peace talks due as EU hits Russia with more sanctions
MINSK – Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and Europe are set to hold fresh peace talks Friday in a bid to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels, with tensions running high after the EU hit Moscow with more sanctions. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
BRUSSELS – The EU agreed Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels. …read more Source: Bangkok...
New Ukraine peace talks to take place Friday
MINSK – Belarus said that a new round of Ukrainian peace negotiations involving the warring sides and overseen by European and Russian envoys would be held on Friday in Minsk. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia’s Gazprom profits plunge 61%, hit by Ukraine row
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom on Thursday said its third quarter profits plunged 61 percent as supplies were suspended to Ukraine, one of its main customers. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia’s Gazprom profits slide 61 percent in third quarter
MOSCOW – Russia’s gas giant Gazprom on Thursday said its profits were down 61 percent in third quarter 2014 as supplies were suspended to Ukraine, one of its main customers. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence
KIEV – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko made a personal plea to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Washington threatened tougher measures Wednesday should Moscow fail to rein in separatists mounting a new offensive in the east of the ex-Soviet republic. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Bubka to take on Coe for Athletics federation presidency
PARIS – Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergei Bubka will challenge Britain’s Sebastian Coe for the presidency of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), he confirmed on Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...