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Kerry: US, Europe not divided over Ukraine response
MUNICH (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is denying that the United States and Europe are divided over how to respond to the crisis in Ukraine and how to deal with Russia’s role in it.Speaking to an international security… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine president seeks support
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appealed to the West for further backing against pro-Russian rebels, including the supply of weapons. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ten killed in latest east Ukraine fighting
Five civilians and five government soldiers have been killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine has right to defend itself against Russia – Biden
US Vice-President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Washington wanted a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine but added that Kiev had a right to defend itself against Russia and that the United States would provide it with the means to do so. …read more Source:...
Western leaders pressure Putin over Ukraine
Western leaders challenge president Putin to prove he wants peace with Ukraine, stressing avoidance of war. …read more Source:...
Kerry’s breaking news to Russian minister: new grandchild
MUNICH (AP) ” Tensions between the United States and Russia are running high over Ukraine but that didn’t stop U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry from sharing some personal news with Russia’s foreign minister.Kerry’s a grandfather… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Opera house in Ukrainian rebel city raises spirits
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Death and drama play out on the streets in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk almost daily.Inside the city’s opera house, the strains of Peter Tchaikovsky’s tragic masterpiece Eugene Onegin briefly drown… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s conflict a complicated puzzle
After an intense two days of shuttle diplomacy to develop a new plan for ending the fighting in Ukraine, officials from Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine are trying to refine proposals to be discussed on Sunday by the countries’… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany’s Merkel says it’s still uncertain whether Ukraine peace talks will succeed
MUNICH (AP) ” Germany’s Merkel says it’s still uncertain whether Ukraine peace talks will succeed. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine diplomatic flurry goes into new round in Germany
MUNICH (AP) ” A flurry of diplomacy aimed at calming the conflict in Ukraine will bring German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and other players together at a conference in Germany.Merkel was to speak… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
