Section: France
Video: Russia bans Ukraine salt as ‘unsanitary’
As fighting rages on between government forces and pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, Kiev has found itself entrenched in an ongoing economic battle with Moscow. …read more Source: France...
Displaced Ukrainians receive planeload of EU aid, more to follow
Tens of thousands of people displaced by renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine have received a planeload of humanitarian aid from the European… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian rebel attacks on city of Mariupol are condemned by the UN as a war crime
The US and Russia remain as far apart as ever over who is to blame for the current escalation in fighting in eastern Ukraine. The weekend’s deadly… …read more Source:...
Several dead in Ukraine fighting as rebels press offensive
At least nine people, including seven soldiers, have been killed in fighting in east Ukraine over the past 24 hours as separatist rebels continued to push their offensive, officials said Monday. …read more Source: France...
International concern grows after fighting in Ukraine escalates
Diplomatic pressure is being brought to bear on both sides in Ukraine’s conflict after the weekend saw some of the worst fighting in recent… …read more Source:...
US may increase pressure on Russia over Ukraine issue
US President Barack Obama blamed Russia on Sunday for the fighting that has recently intensified between government troops and separatists in eastern… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko remains committed to Minsk peace deal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed emergency session of the National Security and Defence Council on Sunday. He said de-escalating the… …read more Source:...
US and EU officials condemn deadly rocket attacks in Mariupol
Ukraine’s security council is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday, in the wake of deadly rocket attacks in the eastern city of Mariupol.… …read more Source:...
Kyiv vigil for victims of Mariupol shelling
People gathered in Kyiv to remember those killed during heavy shelling in Mariupol on Saturday, one day after rebels rejected a peace deal and… …read more Source:...
At least 20 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol
Authorities say at least 20 people have been killed in attacks on several locations in Ukraine’s government-held city of Mariupol. Local officials… …read more Source:...
