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‘Normandy’ group may meet on Ukraine next week, says Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany hopes that the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin early next week to discuss the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, an official from the German foreign ministry said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Summer in Ukraine’s Soviet-style island resort – in pictures
After stumbling on Kiev’s Hydropark, London-based photographer Freya Najade felt compelled to return to capture beach life from a bygone era … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine soldiers ‘summarily killed’
The rights group Amnesty International says it has evidence pro-Russian separatists summarily killed four Ukrainian soldiers in their captivity. …read more Source:...
Alexis Tsipras in Moscow asks Europe to end sanctions against Russia
Greek leader’s ‘springtime for Russian-Greek relations’ fails to extend to bailout loans from Vladimir Putin, but he warns sanctions could cause ‘new cold war’The Greek prime minister has called on Europe to end its sanctions against Russia during a visit to Moscow, warning that they could lead to a “new cold war”.Alexis Tsipras...
VIDEO: Exiled Tatars cook up a new life
The Budzhurovs had to leave Crimea to start a new life in Kiev, and they found that the popular pastry Cheburek was a great way to make a living …read more Source:...
US military tactics falling behind those of adversaries, Pentagon official warns
Robert Work: ‘Our technological superiority is slipping. We see it every day’Deputy defense secretary wants to bring US military into ‘post-insurgency era’A “proliferation of precision” weapons and the spread of styles of warfare displayed by Russia in Ukraine risks ending “the American way of war that we have grown accustomed to over...
Russia offers to loan Greece funds for infrastructure and transport works
Russia would be willing to supply loans to Greece for major infrastructure and transport works, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, as the Greek Prime Minister Alex Tsipras said European sanctions on Russia risked a new Cold War. …read more Source: The...
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras begins talks in Moscow with Vladimir Putin
Day before €458m payment to IMF is due, Athens insists it will not seek financial aid from Kremlin as analysts say Greece is playing both Russia and EU with visitThe Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has begun talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as Athens insisted it wwould not seek financial aid from Russia. The meeting in the Kremlin comes...
Two servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east Ukraine: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and four were wounded in Ukraine’s separatist eastern conflict zone in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a briefing on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Rise of nationalist Yarosh stokes Ukraine tensions
Is Ukraine giving volunteers more military muscle? …read more Source:...
