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Lavrov says France ‘must fulfil obligations’ on warship delivery (AFP)
Dec05

Lavrov says France ‘must fulfil obligations’ on warship delivery (AFP)

Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday warned France its reputation was on the line over the delivery of a controversial warship to Russia which has been delayed due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in past day, says military (AFP)
Dec05

Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in past day, says military (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s military said on Friday it had lost six soldiers in the past 24 hours despite both Kiev and the pro-Russian rebels committing themselves to a new truce the previous day. …read more Source: The West...

Cold War talk chills Europe
Dec05

Cold War talk chills Europe

ON THE the one-year anniversary since a protest movement in Ukraine was violently put down, Charles Miranda in Kharkiv looks at the continuing toll and the likelihood of the violence continuing. …read more Source:...

Ukraine needs ‘ceasefire not in name but in substance’, says Kiev (AFP)
Dec05

Ukraine needs ‘ceasefire not in name but in substance’, says Kiev (AFP)

Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Ukraine?s foreign minister said Friday that his war-torn country needed a “real” ceasefire, a day after Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agreed to halt fire on December 9. …read more Source: The West...

Russian historians left baffled by Putin’s Crimean claims
Dec05

Russian historians left baffled by Putin’s Crimean claims

Russian historians have been left baffled by Vladimir Putin’s Crimean claims, following the Russian president’s annual address to Parliament and top officials in Moscow. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels ’ceasefire’
Dec04

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels ’ceasefire’

UKRAINE and the pro-Russian rebels have agreed to halt fire on December 9 in an unexpected announcement. …read more Source: THE...

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels announce December 9 truce (AFP)
Dec04

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels announce December 9 truce (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels said on Thursday they had agreed to halt fire across the eastern war zone on December 9 under the terms of a Kremlin-brokered truce. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine and rebels announce December 9 ceasefire (AFP)
Dec04

Ukraine and rebels announce December 9 ceasefire (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels said on Thursday they had agree to halt fire across the eastern war zone on December 9 under the terms of a Kremlin-brokered truce. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine will halt fire in east from December 9, president says (AFP)
Dec04

Ukraine will halt fire in east from December 9, president says (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s army will halt fire across the separatist east on December 9 under the terms of a Russian-brokered peace deal signed in September, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. …read more Source: The West...

US tells Russia not to ‘isolate’ itself as Putin hits out at sanctions (AFP)
Dec04

US tells Russia not to ‘isolate’ itself as Putin hits out at sanctions (AFP)

Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Washington insisted Thursday it was not seeking confrontation with Russia over the Ukraine crisis as Moscow lashed out over biting sanctions which have pushed its economy to the brink of recession. …read more Source: The West...