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Russia’s Lavrov says peace talks in Ukraine needed swiftly: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Friday Moscow’s calls to convene as soon as possible another round of peace talks on the conflict in east Ukraine’s Donbass region, TASS news agency reported. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Chocolate King president finds promise tough to keep
KIEV (Reuters) – The Chocolate King is finding it difficult to relinquish his throne. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s first casualty-free day in seven months ‘shows sanctions are working’
President Petro Poroshenko says milestone is proof the west’s diplomatic pressure and sanctions against Russia are bearing fruitThe president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said in Sydney on Friday that the war-torn east of his country had just had its first day without military or civilian casualties in seven months.He told the Lowy...
Ukrainian president slams India over Crimean leader visit
SYDNEY/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko lashed out at India on Friday over a visit by the leader of Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, who accompanied President Vladimir Putin’s annual summit delegation this week. …read more Source:...
Accusations fly around Russia’s Baltic deployments as tensions escalate
Reports of increased military activity raises alarm for border states as diplomatic relations between Russia and Nato worsenThe Polish defence minister has called Russia’s naval and air force activity around the Baltic Sea this week unprecedented, marking a further escalation of tensions in the region.Tomasz Siemoniak said that although...
The Guardian view on the freedom of the internet: it’s under attack around the world | Editorial
The net is a powerful weapon, and governments don’t want it in the hands of their criticsThe internet is not a culture in itself. It has no values and works indifferently either for or against freedom and democracy. But however it is employed, it works powerfully. So it has become an arena in which struggles over power and ideas are fought...
Russia and Ukraine: Putin’s people
Watching from below A GOVERNMENT television channel dubbed Vladimir Putin’s latest state of the nation address “A Message from Above”. Dmitry Kiselev, Mr Putin’s chief propagandist, even likened it to speeches by Roosevelt, Churchill and De Gaulle.Mr Putin’s sermon had both messianic and defensive overtones. He called Crimea a...
Crimean leader slips into New Delhi during Putin visit
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leader of Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, visited India on Thursday as a member of President Vladimir Putin’s summit delegation, in a move likely to provoke the West. …read more Source:...
Three more Ukrainian soldiers killed despite truce: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and eight wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Thursday, further marring a truce which began with a “Day of Silence” on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian rebels say withdrawing artillery in east Ukraine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists have started pulling back artillery from positions in the southern part of their Donetsk separatist region in east Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax quoted a separatist leader as saying on Thursday. …read more Source:...
