Section: France
Poland marks 75 years since German invasion of WWII
Poland marks the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II Monday with one eye on Russia, which invaded it during the war and is now throwing its weight around in neighbouring Ukraine. …read more Source: France...
Ukrainian contact group to meet in Minsk
Pro-Russian rebels have retaken the strategic town of IIovaisk after Ukrainian troops withdrew following days of fierce fighting. The past week has… …read more Source:...
Putin calls for talks between pro-Russian rebels and Kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for dialogue between pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine and the government in Kyiv to protect people… …read more Source:...
Putin calls for ‘statehood’ talks on eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday sharply raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for the first time for statehood to be considered for the restive east of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: France...
Russia and Ukraine swap captured soldiers
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged captured soldiers in a move which may mark a slight easing in tension between the two countries. Ukraine handed… …read more Source:...
EU mulls Russia sanctions as Kiev warns of ‘full-scale war’
The European Union threatened Russia with new trade sanctions if Moscow fails to start reversing its action in Ukraine, but sharp divisions among leaders at a summit in Brussels left the timing of any measures uncertain. …read more Source: France...
Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in Algeria
Investigators are trying to find out what caused a cargo plane to crash in Algeria’s far south. Six Ukrainians and one Russian were onboard the… …read more Source:...
Poland’s Tusk, Italy’s Mogherini set for top EU jobs
Polish PM Donald tusk became president of the European Council and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was appointed the bloc’s diplomacy chief at a Brussels summit on Saturday at which EU leaders also considered new sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine: Russia threatened with new sanctions, Poroshenko warns of ‘point of no return’
The EU is threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis. Officials are set to draw up proposals within a week. It is… …read more Source:...
Mariupol residents form human chain amid rebel threat
Residents of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have formed a human chain, amid fears that separatists may try to seize the area. Neighbouring… …read more Source:...
