Section: B92 (Serbia)
Children among casualties as fighting continues in Ukraine
Ukrainian armed forces on Sunday shelled more than 50 times the area of Donetsk and Gorlovka, while at least eight people were killed and 32 wounded.This information came from the ministry of defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. …read more Source:...
Ukraine is at crossroads – OSCE chairperson
Ukraine is currently at a crossroads – between whether the clashes will continue, or if work will be done on the peace option, Ivica Dacic has said.The Serbian foreign minister, speaking in his role as the OSCE chairperson-in-office, said in a statement for reporters that the activities of Serbia at the helm of the OSCE are aimed at finding...
Merkel against lifting of sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she is against the lifting of sanctions imposed on Russia.She stated that “the annexation of Crimea” and the events in Eastern Ukraine are violations of international law and shared values. …read more Source:...
Serbia takes helm of OSCE “at difficult moment”
Serbia on Thursday, during a meeting in Vienna, formally and officially took leadership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).Serbian Foreign Minister and OSCE chairperson-in-office Ivica Dacic said the main challenges of the country’s one-year chairmanship will be terrorism and the crisis in Ukraine. …read...
Deadly Ukraine bus attack condemned
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a bus near a government-controlled checkpoint in Buhas, Ukraine.The Serbian foreign minister, speaking in his OSCE role, called for an immediate ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Six dead in eastern Ukraine in 24 hours
Six persons – four Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians – have been killed in the fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours.Spokesman for the Ukrainian military Andriy Lisenko confirmed this during a news conference on Friday, saying that eight more soldiers were wounded during the same period of time. …read more Source:...
French and German officials on anti-Russian sanctions
French President Francois Hollande has said the Western sanctions imposed on Russia “should be lifted if there is progress in resolving the Ukraine crisis.””I think the sanctions must stop now. They must be lifted if there is progress. If there is no progress the sanctions will remain in place,” Hollande told the France...
Russian and U.S. envoys comment on OSCE role
During its OSCE chairmanship, Serbia is expected to focus on “professional, efficient and impartial mediation in seeking solutions to the Ukrainian crisis.” This is what the Tanjug news agency reported on Friday, after asking Russian and American ambassadors in Belgrade for comment as Serbia takes over the chairmanship of the...
Ukrainian president vows to defeat “cruel-hearted foe”
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said during his New Year’s message that Ukraine “will win this patriotic war.”In its report, the French agency AFP described him as the “chocolate baron” and the “pro-Western leader” who delivered the televised address at midnight “surrounded by soldiers and...
Serbia takes over chairmanship of OSCE
Serbia is taking over as the chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2015.According to announcements, the main goal of its chairmanship will be to serve as a bridge in resolving the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source:...
