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Russia ‘to seek fresh Ukraine truce’
Russia says it will seek an immediate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine at talks later, and insists there is no evidence of its troops crossing the border. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Ukraine conflict at ‘turning point’
The American ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, has said the recent escalation in fighting in the east could constitute a “turning point” in the conflict. …read more Source:...
EU court upholds sanctions on Assad uncle
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Judges in the European Union upheld EU sanctions against a wealthy uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a judgment released by the General Court on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Putin not flinching on Ukraine despite economic crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A surge in violence in east Ukraine is undermining international hopes that Russia’s financial crisis and Western sanctions will force President Vladimir Putin to change policy on the conflict. …read more Source:...
Russia to seek immediate ceasefire at Ukraine talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he would seek an immediate ceasefire in east Ukraine at talks in Berlin on Wednesday with the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Germany and France. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says its forces attacked by Russian troops
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was cutting short a foreign trip on Wednesday after Kiev accused Russian regular forces of attacking its troops in the country’s east. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko to cut short Davos visit: spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is cutting short his visit to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland because of the escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine and will return home on Wednesday, his spokesman, Svyatoslav Tseholko, said. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian drug addicts dying due to treatment ban, says UN
United Nations envoy says those on substitution therapy in annexed Crimea could face death after Russia made it illegalAs many as 100 drug users in Crimea may have died since the peninsula was annexed by Russia, according to a top UN official, due to fact that the “substitution therapy” they were receiving from Ukrainian authorities being illegal...
Ukraine calls up 50,000 reservists after sharp escalation in hostilities
The move comes after fierce fighting in Donetsk airport and at least six civilians were killed on Tuesday in shelling in the city …read more Source: The...
Ukraine accuses Russia of attack
The Ukrainian military accuses Russia of attacking its forces with regular troops as fighting in eastern Ukraine spreads towards the Russian border. …read more Source:...
