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Ukraine, Russia raise stakes ahead of peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine fended off renewed financial pressure from Russia on Saturday by accusing Moscow of orchestrating rebel attacks that killed two soldiers and heightened tensions ahead of mooted international peace talks. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says Ukraine violates $3B bond terms
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s finance minister says Ukraine has violated the terms of a $3 billion bond issue and that Moscow could demand early repayment.If Russia presses the demand, it could add significantly to the Ukrainian economy’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russians teens among thousands ‘lured to fight’ in Ukraine
Activist group Gruz 200 estimates more than 4,000 Russians have died or are missing in the fighting in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
European envoys work for Ukraine peace talks as fighting surges
Envoys from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France worked to arrange a new round of peace talks as rebels stepped up attacks in eastern Ukraine and killed four government troops following the arrival of a Russian convoy. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Thousands of Russian teens ‘lured to fight in Ukraine’
Activist group Gruz 200 estimates more than 4,000 Russians have died or are missing in the fighting in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Eight killed in Ukraine as peace talk prospects dim (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Four Ukrainian soldiers and at least as many civilians died Friday in an upsurge of rocket attacks that came just as prospects for international peace talks on the nine-month crisis dimmed. …read more Source: The West...
Gorbachev warns of major war over Ukraine
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned that tensions between Russia and European powers over the Ukraine crisis could result in a major conflict or even nuclear war, in an interview to appear in a German news magazine this weekend. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Six killed ahead of planned Ukraine peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Four Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians were reported killed Friday in an upsurge in mortar and rocket attacks launched just days ahead of planned international talks on the crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Six killed, including four soldiers, in Ukraine clashes (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Four Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians have died in a resurgence of rocket and mortar attacks launched just days ahead of planned talks on the crisis, officials said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says separatists intensifying rocket attacks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian military officials say separatists in the east have intensified their shelling of government positions ahead of peace talks expected in the coming week.The press office for military operations in eastern… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
