Section: Dalje.com (Croatia)
Obama calls Merkel to discuss recent violence in Ukraine
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine, the White House said.Obama and Merkel spoke after the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatist meeting… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko holds talks with Merkel, Hollande on Ukraine crisis
The Ukraine crisis returned to Europe’s political stage on Monday when Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met German and French leaders in Berlin to consider steps to end the grinding conflict, now in its 16th month.The talks between Poroshenko, Chancellor… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko to hold talks with Merkel, Hollande on Ukraine crisis
The Ukraine crisis returns to Europe’s political stage on Monday when Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko meets German and French leaders in Berlin to consider steps to end the grinding conflict, now in its 16th month.A key focus of the talks among… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande to meet amid renewed Ukraine concerns
The Ukraine crisis moves back to the centre of the European political stage on Monday as Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko meets German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande. The meeting comes following signs of renewed tensions on Kiev’s… …read more Source:...
NATO expresses “serious concern,” calls for restraint in Ukraine
Brussels (dpa) – NATO allies called Wednesday on all parties in eastern Ukraine to “de-escalate tensions and exercise restraint,” according to a spokesperson for the military alliance, while expressing “serious concern” at a recent surge in… …read more Source:...
Both sides in Ukraine conflict hinder observers, OSCE says
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has complained about obstruction from both sides in their work as observers in eastern Ukraine, a news report published Wednesday said.Alexander Hug, deputy director of the OSCE’s observer… …read more Source:...
Russia suggests Ukraine readying new offensive after bloody weekend
Russia’s foreign minister said Monday that a surge in fighting near Ukraine’s south-eastern port city of Mariupol is a likely harbinger of a Ukrainian military offensive eastward into rebel-held territory.”We are worried by the development of events in… …read more Source:...
German NATOÂ ambassador hopes for revived dialogue with Russia
Cooperation between NATO and Russia is on ice after the Ukraine crisis left relations at a post-Cold War low. But German NATO ambassador Martin Erdmann says it’s time to revive dialogue with Moscow.Few high-ranking diplomats will have worked at NATO longer… …read more Source:...
Malaysia, Australia and EUÂ protest Russian veto of MH17 tribunal
Kuala Lumpur / Sydney (dpa) – Malaysia, Australia and the European Union on Thursday protested after Russia vetoed the proposal to establish a UN tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last… …read more Source:...
Russia vetoes resolution to set up criminal tribunal on MH17 crash
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have established an international criminal tribunal for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 last year over Ukraine.The binding resolution would have formed a court to prosecute… …read more Source:...
