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Putin Calls Obama To Discuss Ukraine Peace Deal
In the first discussion between the two world leaders since February, Barack Obama called on Russia to meet peace commitments. …read more Source: Sky...
Putin out to seize control of Ukraine, says Kiev defense chief
KIEV (Reuters) – The West should not drop its guard over Ukraine, the country’s defense minister said on Friday, saying a build-up of Russian forces in support of separatists showed President Vladimir Putin was bent on seizing control of the country. …read more Source:...
Life in the bomb shelter: Ukrainian coking plant trapped between the fronts
AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Every working day, Dmitry passes out through the massive iron doors of a Soviet-built nuclear bomb shelter, mounts three flights of stairs and strides across the compound to put in an eight-hour shift keeping one of Europe’s biggest coking plants on line. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin calls Barack Obama to discuss Ukraine and Islamic State
Russian president initiates rare phone call with his US counterpart to discuss Ukraine, Isil and Iran …read more Source: The...
VIDEO: Bridge across Ukraine’s front line
Tom Burridge visits the bridge in Luhansk that connects rebel-held territory with the rest of the country. …read more Source:...
Obama tells Putin: Remove all Russian troops from Ukraine
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Obama, Putin discuss Iran, Islamic State, Ukraine in phone call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday, their first call since February, to discuss Iran nuclear talks, “the increasingly dangerous situation in Syria” and the need to counter Islamic State militants, the White House said in a statement. …read more Source:...
US to deploy marine unit in Bulgaria as part of effort to reassure Nato allies
Troops with tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery to be in place by September to help counter European concerns about Russia’s involvement in UkraineA Marine Corps unit equipped with tanks, light armoured vehicles and artillery will be sent to Bulgaria in September as part of US efforts to reassure Nato allies worried by Russia’s...
Exclusive: Mother urges Russia not to abandon son captured in Ukraine
ROZHKI, Russia (Reuters) – The mother of a Russian soldier captured in Ukraine says her son never told her he was quitting the army, raising doubt about Kremlin assertions that the soldier was no longer serving when he crossed the frontier. …read more Source:...
NATO warns of risk of return to heavy fighting in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s head warned on Thursday of a risk of a return to heavy fighting in Ukraine but said it would be unwise to declare a ceasefire agreement dead, despite repeated violations, because it remained the best hope for peace. …read more Source:...
