Section: South America
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says rebels have withdrawn significant amount of heavy weapons
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said yesterday pro-Russian rebels had withdrawn a significant amount of weaponry from the front-lines in eastern Ukraine in accordance with a three-week-old ceasefire deal. Attacks have fallen significantly, but accusations of continued violence on both sides show the fragility of the peace...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko: Rebels withdraw significant amount of heavy weapons
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Putin Admits Ordering Crimea Annexation Before Referendum
Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that he ordered the annexation of Crimea only hours after the ousting of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, and a week before the regional authorities of the peninsula rebelled against the government in Kiev calling for an independence referendum. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Scribbled note shows Nemtsov on trail of Russian deaths in Ukraine
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – It may have been the last note Boris Nemtsov ever wrote, a hurried scrawl in blue pen on a plain white sheet of A4 paper. A day before he was shot dead near the Kremlin last week, the Russian opposition figure and his close aide Olga Shorina were discussing a sensitive investigation […] …read more Source: Stabroek...
Death Toll in Donetsk Coal Mine Blast Reaches 32
At least 32 people perished in an explosion at a coal mine on Wednesday in Donetsk, the eastern Ukrainian city currently controlled by pro-Russian separatists, as reported by the local Emergency Department on Thursday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russian Presence in East Ukraine an “Invasion,” U.S. Says
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland has said that the presence of thousands of Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine constitutes an “invasion.” …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian Military Withdrawals in an Attempt for Peace
Ukrainian troops began, on Thursday, towing away artillery from the front line in the eastern embattled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, a move that amounted to recognizing that a cease-fire was finally holding after a second peace agreement was meant to take effect on Feb. 15. People in the cities were trying to normalize their lives and stock up...
Thirty-three miners dead after pit blast in Ukraine
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Three dead after Kiev accuses Ukraine rebels of shelling
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European Leaders Discuss Ukraine With Obama
The leaders agreed any breach on the peace agreement would be met with a harsh international response. …read more Source:...
