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US, Russia remain hopeful in Ukraine talks
The US and Russian foreign ministers have expressed cautious optimism after holding talks in Geneva over the fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
China state media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric
BEIJING (AP) ” 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.It was the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia, Ukraine hold emergency gas talks as cutoff looms
BRUSSELS (AP) ” Russia and Ukraine’s energy ministers are holding emergency talks in Brussels as Russian gas giant Gazprom threatens to cut off deliveries to Ukraine for lack of payment.European Union energy spokesperson Anna-Kaisa… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s leader urges peacekeeping mission for the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s president has a signed a decree opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists.President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN rights office: Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
BERLIN (AP) ” The U.N. human rights office says more than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago.The Geneva-based body says hundreds of civilians and military personnel were killed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry, Russian FM meet in Geneva as Ukraine tensions simmer
GENEVA (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting his Russian counterpart for likely highly contentious talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine displaces Donetsk’s soccer team
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) ” The sleek stadium, built six years ago and host to some of Europe’s biggest soccer matches, is silent. It sits in the middle of the city of Donetsk, a war zone controlled by pro-Russian separatists battling Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia detains Ukrainian parliament member over Odessa fire
MOSCOW (AP) ” Moscow police have detained a member of Ukraine’s parliament as he was taking part in a march mourning a slain Russian opposition figure. Ukraine’s parliament has protested the detention.The federal Investigative Committee… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Calm in Ukraine ahead of talks
Ukraine’s front lines are relatively calm ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow. …read more Source:...
Estonians vote in parliamentary election amid security fears
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ” Estonians are voting for a new Parliament in an election dominated by economic issues and security concerns due to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.Opinion polls ndicate a close race between the Baltic nation’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
