Section: France
Putin answers press questions on Ukraine NATO and the Russian economy
It is an event which has no rival worldwide, President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. It is the 10th time he has held the question and… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Conflict could soon be over says optimist President Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared the conflict with Russia could be resolved within weeks. At the same time he also expressed a… …read more Source:...
Ukraine aims to apply for EU membership by 2020, says president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Ukraine should aim to apply for EU membership in 2020. He also hinted at joining Nato saying… …read more Source:...
Obama set to sign bill on more Russian sanctions by end of the week
The White House says President Obama will sign legislation by the end of the week to authorise new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in… …read more Source:...
Children’s tribute to Ukraine’s ‘cyborg’ soldiers
Far from the frontline Ukrainian soldiers have received warm tributes and gifts from staff and children at a Kindergarten in Kiev. They came to… …read more Source:...
Russian aid convoy arrives in Donbass as separatist’s truce with Kyiv wobbles, but holds
Ukraine’s truce with pro-Russians in its east is in its third day, and despite it beginning well with no fatalities for the first time in months,… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko claims fragile truce is holding
The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has been on a two day visit to Australia. While there he said a truce in the conflict-ridden east appeared… …read more Source:...
Kiev hails ‘real’ ceasefire after 24 hours without casualties
President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said a “real” ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a military casualty, although he admitted the truce was fragile. …read more Source: France...
Chechen ‘death’ unit fighting with rebels in eastern Ukraine
Hundreds of fighters from the Russian republic of Chechnya have joined the insurgents in East Ukraine. The so-called “death unit” has made a former… …read more Source:...
‘Day of Silence’ in eastern Ukraine reportedly shattered by shelling
Officials in Kyiv claim a so-called ‘Day of Silence’ in the war-ravaged east of Ukraine has not been respected. Many Ukrainians saw the temporary… …read more Source:...
