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Putin tells Italian paper Russia backs Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday. …read more Source:...
Cameron puts corruption on G7 agenda after Fifa bribery scandal
Prime minister to tell summit that leading nations must ‘break the taboo on talking about corruption’, calling it ‘arch-enemy of democracy and development’David Cameron is preparing to warn fellow world leaders at the two-day G7 summit that starts in Germany on Sunday that the Fifa bribery scandal must be a trigger for international...
Both sides in Ukraine conflict put civilians at risk: OSCE
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The security situation in eastern Ukraine has deteriorated in recent days as both sides of the conflict persist in putting civilians at risk by positioning military forces alongside civilian areas, a senior international monitor said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Greek debt crisis: what will happen next?
Alexis Tsipras is under increasing pressure. © Petros Giannakouris/AP/Press Association Images Greece’s decision not to pay the International Monetary Fund the €300m it owes the creditor today and to “bundle” all of the €1.5bn due in June to the end of the month means that the long-running saga over Greece is going to rumble on for a while....
Ukraine ‘ousted rebels from Maryinka’
President Poroshenko says Ukrainian forces have restored control over Maryinka, near Donetsk in the east, after heavy fighting. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Wounded by razor-sharp shrapnel
Civilians are once again coming under bombardment in east Ukraine, where the conflict reignited this week with the use of heavy weapons. …read more Source:...
Nato accuses Russia of supplying advanced weaponry to rebel fighters
The head of Nato said they had uncovered new information confirming Russia has troops in eastern Ukraine and had delivered large quantities of heavy, advanced weapons to the rebels. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine faces ‘huge threat’ from Russia
President Poroshenko yesterday alerted Ukrainians to the “colossal threat” of an imminent summer offensive by Russian and local separatist forces… …read more Source: The...
Revealed: how Ukraine conflict has claimed 6,400 lives
With a sharp escalation in fighting in eastern Ukraine this week after a lull following February’s ceasefire, we plot how deaths, injuries and refugee numbers have shot up in the region …read more Source: The...
Obama to press EU on Russia sanctions, meet Abadi at G7
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will urge European Union leaders to maintain sanctions against Russia over its aggression in Ukraine at the upcoming G7 meeting, where he will also hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, U.S. officials said. …read more Source:...
