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Ukraine PM calls for talks with Russia on ‘neutral territory’
KIEV – Ukraine’s prime minister on Tuesday called for fresh talks with Russia on “neutral territory” as deadly fighting rumbled on in the country’s east. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO warns of ‘very serious’ Russian military build-up in Ukraine
NATO warned on Tuesday of a “very serious” build-up of Russian soldiers and weapons inside Ukraine and on the border, as Germany’s foreign minister urged Kiev and Moscow to respect a tattered peace plan. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO sees ‘very serious’ Russian military build-up in Ukraine
BRUSSELS – Russia has launched a “very serious” military build-up inside Ukraine and on their shared border, deploying troops and sophisticated equipment including air defence systems, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU blacklists separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens
The EU agreed Monday to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists but stopped short of fresh economic sanctions against Russia, as Moscow expelled several diplomats in a deepening of the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU agrees to add Ukraine separatists to blacklist: diplomats
BRUSSELS – EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to hit more Ukraine separatists with asset freezes and travel bans, diplomats said, deepening sanctions over the crisis that pits pro-Kremlin rebels against Kiev. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Exclusive: Ukraine minister urges EU to send ‘clear message’ to Russia
BRUSSELS – The EU must speak with one voice to Russia over Ukraine and be ready to send a “clear message” it will impose more sanctions if necessary, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told AFP in an interview Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 wreckage removal starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
Workers on Sunday began removing the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down killing 298 passengers and crew. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Removal of MH17 wreckage starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
GRABOVE (UKRAINE) – Work began Sunday to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down claiming 298 lives. …read more Source: Bangkok...
West targets Russia over Ukraine as testy G20 wraps up
BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin faced concerted Western fire over the Ukraine crisis on Sunday at a testy G20 summit where geopolitical strains have vied with debate on overhauling the global economy. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine orders closure of state services in rebel-held east
KIEV – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday issued a decree ordering the withdrawal of all state services from the rebel-held east of the country. …read more Source: Bangkok...
