Section: Thanh Nien News (Vietnam)
Women take up arms on both sides of conflict in east Ukraine
Before fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine, Irina was a croupier in a casino who never dreamt of taking up arms. Now she is gambling with her life. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
More than 330 killed in Ukraine since truce: UN
More than 330 people have been killed in Ukraine since a fragile truce began a month ago, with five million people affected by continuing violence, the United Nations said Wednesday.Truce bypasses Donetsk airport, symbol of conflict in eastern UkraineNATO allies join Ukraine in military drill, ceasefire holdsUkraine pays ‘high price’...
Abe, Putin agree to summit even as sanctions hurt ties
The leaders of Japan and Russia agreed to meet at an international gathering in November, even after diplomatic relations cooled last month when Japan imposed sanctions over the infiltration of Russian troops into Ukraine. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Truce bypasses Donetsk airport, symbol of conflict in eastern Ukraine
While fighting in much of eastern Ukraine has been calmed by a month-old truce, it rages unabated at the airport near Donetsk, turning a shiny symbol of the country’s Western integration into a shattered mirror of its future prospects.Twelve rebels killed at Donetsk airport: militaryFresh shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk puts ceasefire...
Poroshenko says border control needed to stop conflict
Ukraine pays ‘high price’ for beliefs-Ukraine PM“We will not give to anybody any bit of Ukrainian land” – PoroshenkoUkraine, Russia agree peace moves but fighting rages onCrisis deepens as Ukraine says Russian troops back rebel advancePoroshenko to seek ceasefire after “very tough” talks with Putin …read more...
Twelve rebels killed at Donetsk airport: military
Pro-Russian separatists step up attacks on the government-held Donetsk airport. Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack, straining ceasefireFresh shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk puts ceasefire under more strainUkraine, pro-Russian separatists agree to ceasefireUkraine rebels say they are poised to recapture Donetsk airport …read...
Teach English, not Russian in Ukraine schools: president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday risked further angering the Kremlin by suggesting that English lessons replace Russian ones in schools to improve the country’s standard of living. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Putin says hopes election will bring Ukraine stability
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Ukraine’s parliamentary election on Oct. 26 would help bring stability to the country, saying this was also in Russia’s interests. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
War severs Ukraine’s industrial arteries as economy sinks
The bloody conflict in Ukraine’s east is severing the arteries that connect the nation’s economy.Merkel tells Putin Moscow has duty to temper separatists in UkraineMoscow residents rally in support of victims of Ukraine warNATO allies join Ukraine in military drill, ceasefire holds …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Merkel tells Putin Moscow has duty to temper separatists in Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday that Moscow had a duty to temper pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, a spokesman for the German government said. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
