Section: South America
Putin Insists There Are No Russian Troops in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin firmly stated on Thursday during his 13th annual question and answer television program that there are no Russian troops fighting alongside pro-Russian separatist militias in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Putin: Politicized Sanctions Aim to Restrain Russia’s Development
Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the 13th annual edition of “Hotline” on Thursday that Western sanctions on his country no longer relate to the Ukrainian crisis, but seek to hinder the country’s development. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Anti-Government Journalist Killed in Ukraine
Journalist Oles Buzina is the second prominent critic of Ukraine’s government killed this week. …read more Source:...
Brazil: Ukraine Conflict Jeopardizing Its Satellite Program
The Ukrainian conflict has caused major disruptions to a satellite-launch program that Brazil is jointly carrying out with Kiev, Brazil’s defense minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Another Ukrainian Politician Dies in Suspicious Circumstances
Murders and suicides have struck politicians from the Party of Regions. …read more Source:...
Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, 12 Wounded in Last 24 Hours
Six Ukrainian soldiers were killed and other 12 were wounded in eastern Ukraine in the last 24 hours, Kiev Military Command spokesman Andrei Lysenko said. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Violence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military accused pro-Russian rebels yesterday of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a ceasefire deal, after one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six wounded in rebel-held territories. With fighting intensifying once more, the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany...
EU, Russia Foreign Ministers Urge End to Ukraine Violence
The diplomats expressed concerns over recent breaches in the ceasefire agreement, adding that heavy weaponry should be removed from the area. …read more Source:...
Foreign ministers call for end to fighting in east Ukraine
…read more Source: Buenos Aires...
European Officials Meet in Gemany to Discuss Minsk Accords
Russian, French, German and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet in Berlin Monday evening to discuss the Minsk cease-fire agreement for Ukraine. …read more Source:...
