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Crisis in Ukraine could trigger nuclear war, warns Gorbachev
The former Russian leader warns that Moscow does not trust the West, and the West does not trust Moscow …read more Source: The...
East Ukraine summit looks unlikely to happen as violence spikes in region
Angela Merkel not ready for meeting with French, Russian and Ukrainian leaders unless Russia proves ceasefire commitmentA planned meeting between the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine aimed at finally putting an end to the war in east Ukraine appeared uncertain on Sunday, as violence in the region spiked.A spokesman for German...
Nadia Savchenko: The most controversial prisoner of the war in Ukraine
Somewhere behind the walls of Moscow’s pre-trial detention centre No 6, the Ukrainian MP and helicopter pilot, is slowly starving after 30 days of living on just water and tea …read more Source: The...
No Ukraine summit without progress on peace plan, Merkel tells Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Saturday that a four-way summit to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine would not take place until there was real progress on the Minsk peace plan. …read more Source:...
Russia likely to demand early repayment of Ukraine’s $3 billion debt: RIA Novosti
MOSCOW (Reuters) – It is “highly likely” that Russia will demand early repayment of $3 billion in debt owed by Ukraine, Russia’s RIA Novosti agency reported on Saturday citing an anonymous government source. …read more Source:...
U.S. calls on Moscow to release jailed Ukrainian pilot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday called on Moscow to immediately release a jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been moved to solitary confinement. …read more Source:...
Ministers to meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss Ukraine crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk protocol, the German foreign ministry said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels ‘intensify attacks’
Officials say rebels have intensified their shelling of government positions in eastern Ukraine, with reports of soldiers and civilians killed. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poles pray for Warsaw rescue
Plight of Polish caught up in the battle for eastern Ukraine has become an emotive political issue …read more Source: Financial...
Leader of Latvia’s Russian-speakers fears sanctions backfiring
RIGA (Reuters) – It’s not so much the risk of conflict with Russia that worries the mayor of the Latvian capital Riga; it’s the threat to jobs and investment as EU sanctions on Moscow rebound on the economy of the Baltic state. …read more Source:...
