Section: Latin America
Russia Defends Legitimacy of Separatists’ Elections in East Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has defended the legitimacy of elections called by pro-Russian rebels next Sunday in regions under their control in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine PM Calls for Broad Governmental Coalition
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on Wednesday for a broad government coalition including all forces in Parliament except the opposition bloc of former allies of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Winter looms as fighting continues to displace people in Ukraine
GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — With the crisis in Ukraine entering its first winter, UNHCR is racing to help some of the most vulnerable …Leia mais …read more Source: Agência Brasileira de...
Lavrov Says Russia Will Recognize Separatist Vote in Eastern Ukraine
Russia will recognize the results of elections scheduled for Nov. 2 in the pro-Russian eastern Ukrainian regions of Lugansk and Donetsk, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pro-Russia Separatists Say Around 4,000 Dead in Ukraine’s Conflict Zone
About 4,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in eastern Ukraine since the armed conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces began last May, the Deputy Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Andrei Purguin, said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Amid uneasy ceasefire, Ukraine risks becoming ‘protracted’ conflict, UN officials warn
A Ukrainian mother poses with her daughter and a young friend in the room where she lives with her family in a centre for displaced people in Slavyansk. Photo: UNHCR/E. ZiyatdinovaLeia mais …read more Source: Agência Brasileira de...
Pro-Europe parties enjoy big election win in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has hailed a sweeping victory for pro-Europe parties in an election, saying the vote showed people backed his plan to end a separatist conflict, his pro-Western course and democratic reforms. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Exit polls give pro-Europe parties big election win in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has hailed a sweeping victory for pro-Europe parties in an election, saying the vote showed people backed his plan to end a separatist conflict, his pro-Western course and democratic reforms. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine votes in poll likely to elect pro-West assembly
War-weary Ukrainians voted today in an election that is likely to install a pro-Western parliament and strengthen President Petro Poroshenko’s mandate to end separatist conflict in the east, but could fuel tension with Russia. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Russia: Ukraine should find money to pay for gas within a week
Ukraine should be able to find ways of paying for Russian gas supplies within a week, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said, suggesting a standoff would end once Moscow received financial guarantees from Kiev. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
