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Russian parliament to revoke resolution on intervention in Ukraine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The upper house of Russia’s parliament, the Federation Council, will on Wednesday revoke a resolution authorizing military intervention in Ukraine at President Vladimir Putin’s request, the Interfax agency reported, citing the deputy head of the chamber’s international affairs committee, Andrei Klimov....
Ukraine government reports rebel attacks despite ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces accused pro-Russian separatists of firing on Ukrainian military checkpoints in several parts of the east on Monday night despite a ceasefire declared by the rebels. …read more Source:...
World Cup adopted teams: who’s following who around the world
Not having a team in Brazil does stop mean fans have to miss out, with many cheering on other countries for a host of reasonsAs the World Cup approaches the knock-out stages, spare a thought for those whose team was not even in Brazil. Billions of people around the world have had to adopt countries to follow. Sometimes the affiliation is...
Polish government expletive tapes lead to snap election rumours
President Bronislaw Komorowski distances himself from the PM, Donald Tusk, over embarrassing transcripts published in WprostFor the Polish government, it has been a week of blushing and cringing: over the last nine days, Polish news magazine Wprost has published transcripts of expletive-laden conversations between leading politicians and...
Ukraine crisis: rebel leaders agree temporary truce with government
Ukrainian president announced a unilateral ceasefire by government forces in order to open the way for peace talks …read more Source: The...
Ukraine separatists agree to ceasefire
Separatist leaders in Luhansk and Donetsk will observe ceasefire until Friday and release OSCE observers held captiveSeparatist leaders in two main areas of Ukraine’s east have agreed to observe a ceasefire until Friday, one of the leaders has said.Alexander Borodai made the comments after meeting a “contact group” that included...
EU threatens Russia with more sanctions
Leading EU nations have threatened Moscow with a new round of sanctions if it continues to flout the terms of the ceasefire in Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
William Hague warns Russia of fresh EU sanctions over Ukraine crisis
European foreign ministers say bloc is ready to impose new sanctions at Friday meeting if Moscow does not cooperate with Ukraine peace plan …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Peace plan in tatters after weekend of violence confirmed in reports from both sides
Fighting flared between Ukrainian and pro-Moscow separatist forces, both sides reported on Sunday, further straining a unilateral ceasefire declared by Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin pressed Kiev to talk to the rebels. …read more Source: The...
Neighbor Poland is an enticing model for Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – World leaders marking 25 years since Poland began its transformation into a free-market democracy had a message this month for neighboring Ukraine: you too could follow the same path to prosperity. …read more Source:...
