Section: RTÉ News (Ireland)
Ceasefire in east Ukraine ‘generally respected’
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine have said the truce agreed between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents in east Ukraine had been “generally respected since September 1”, the French presidency said in a statement. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Guardsman killed in Ukraine protests
One Ukraine National Guard officer has died and about 90 more are injured following clashes outside the Ukrainian parliament. …read more Source: RTÉ...
MH317 debris may be Russian missile fragments
Some of the debris recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine may be fragments of a Russian-made missile system, Dutch prosecutors said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Tank assault reportedly repelled in east Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have reportedly repelled a rare tank assault by pro-Russian rebels that threatened to usher in a dangerous escalation to the 16-month war. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Russia vetoes flight MH17 tribunal proposal
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that would have set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysia Airlines passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Poroshenko vows justice for MH17 victims
As one year passes following the downing of Malaysian commercial flight MH17 above eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has vowed justice will be done and those guilty of bringing down the plane will not evade punishment. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Service ahead of MH17 disaster anniversary
Families of those killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine last year demanded justice at a memorial ceremony ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Dutch seek UN tribunal over downing of MH17
The Dutch government is lobbying its political allies for the establishment of a UN tribunal to prosecute suspects in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
EU to extend sanctions against Russia
EU foreign ministers have formally agreed to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said this morning. …read more Source: RTÉ...
US may place military equipment in eastern Europe
The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter further aggression, a senior US official said this morning. …read more Source: RTÉ...
