Section: South America
Kiev Lambasts Moscow after It Recognizes Rebel Passports Used in East Ukraine
The Kiev government accused Russia on Sunday of recognizing the breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine after Moscow issued an executive order to grant validity to pro-Russian rebel documentation used in that region. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pro-Russian Leader Threatens Kiev with Taking Control of East of Country
The leader of a pro-Russian separatist area in the east of Ukraine on Friday threatened Kiev with taking away control of the area by force if a political agreement was not reached. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russia Accuses Kiev of Launching Ballistic Missiles against Donbass Civilians
Russia said on Monday it had irrefutable evidence that the Ukrainian armed forces had launched ballistic weapons of mass destruction against the rebel civilian population in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
UN Security Council to Discuss North Korean Missile Launch
The United Nations Security Council will discuss on Monday the launch of a medium-range missile by North Korea, Ukraine said on Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Putin, Merkel Call for Ceasefire to Be Restored in East Ukraine
The Russian and German leaders on Tuesday called for a ceasefire to be restored in eastern Ukraine, according to a statement released by the Kremlin. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Return Malvinas and Gibraltar before talking about Crimea, Russia tells UK
Russia’s ambassador to the UN has suggested that Britain should “clean its conscience” by “giving back” the Falklands/Malvinas and Gibraltar before it passes judgment on the Kremlin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. …read more Source:...
New Fatal Clashes in Eastern Ukraine as the Recent Surge in Conflict Rages On
A recent surge in violence that has raged on in eastern Ukraine, despite international efforts to reinforce a ceasefire, has claimed the lives of four government soldiers in the past 24 hours, a commander in the region said on Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blamed Russia yesterday for the recent surge of violence in eastern Ukraine and warned Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until Moscow returns Crimea to Kiev. …read more Source: Stabroek...
US Blasts Russia over Ukraine in UN Debate
The new US ambassador to the United Nations made her Security Council debut on Thursday with a condemnation of what she described as Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
At Least 2 Kiev Soldiers Killed in Eastern Ukraine in Last 24 Hours
At least two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 10 more were injured within the last 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, military sources said on Thursday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
