Section: Latin America
Debaltseve in hands of rebels
A man rides in a car by a statue of Lenin, painted in the colors of Ukraine’s national flag, in Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine, Thursday. AP PHOTO/VADIM GHIRDA Ukraine troops return to government-held towns BY PETER LEONARD AND DALTON BENNETT The Associated Press DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine – Rebel fighters, many of them Cossacks, roamed the streets of...
Russia Starts Sending Gas to Independentists in Ukraine
19 de febrero de 2015, 16:36Moscow, 19 Feb (Prensa Latina) The leader of the independentist republick of Lugansk,Igor Plotnitski, said the rRussian gas was being received without problems in the entire southeasten territory of Ukraine, according to Russia TV. …read more Source: Prensa...
Ukraine troops fall to separatists
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to press at Borispol airport outside Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday. AP PHOTO/MIKHAIL PALINCHAK Russian rebels hoist up their flag in Debaltseve BY BALINT SZLANKO AND NATALIYA VASILYEVA The Associated Press ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine – After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve...
Russia Slams Ukraine Call for UN Troops, Says Violates Deal
The Russian Ambassador to the United Nations says that the proposal by the Ukranian President violates the Minsk peace accords …read more Source:...
New defense chief vows to protect troops’ safety
Ash Carter smiles after being sworn in as the new Defense Secretary by Vice President Joe Biden, Tuesday. AP Photo/Evan Vucci BY NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Ash Carter, sworn in Tuesday as President Barack Obama’s fourth secretary of defense, pledged to offer his most candid strategic advice and carefully consider...
Militia Initiates Withdrawal of Heavy Weaponry in Ukraine
18 de febrero de 2015, 12:39Kiev, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The militia of the insurgent Donetsk People””s Republic (DPR) confirmed today the beginning of the withdrawal of artillery from the demarcation line established by the memorandum approved in Minsk on September 19, 2014. …read more Source: Prensa...
Russia Demands West Take Responsibility for Situation in Ukraine
18 de febrero de 2015, 12:03Moscow, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Wednesday about the West''s responsibility for the worsening of the situation in Ukraine and for not preventing the supply of weapons to that country. …read more Source: Prensa...
Putin tells Kiev to allow defeat
Ukrainian government soldiers sit on top of their armored vehicle driving in Artemivsk, Ukraine. AP PHOTO/PETR DAVID JOSEK Rebels say cease-fire doesn’t apply to Debaltseve BY ANTON ZVEREV AND VLADIMIR SOLDATKIN The Associated Press LUHANSKE, Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian...
Ukrainian Troops Retreat from Debaltseve
Over 80 percent of Kiev’s forces in Debaltseve have already retreated, according to President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Mogherini, Spain Analyze EU and International Affairs
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Police, Federica Mogherini, was this week in Madrid to discuss pressing international issues such as the conflict in Ukraine, Jihadist Terrorism and the Middle East with state and government leaders of UN Security Council member nation. …read more Source: Latin...
