Section: South America
Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail
YENAKIEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine yesterday as rebels pounded the positions of Ukrainian government troops holding a strategic rail town, while both sides prepared to mobilise more forces for combat. US officials said Washington was taking a “fresh look” at providing Ukraine with lethal aid...
Pro-Russian Rebels Claim Downing of Aircraft and Announced Mobilization
Pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukraine claimed Monday to have shot down a Ukrainian military plane, while their leader announced that a general mobilization affecting up to 100,000 people in the breakaway region will begin in 10 days. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
U.S. Considering Sending Weapons to Ukraine
The revelation comes as Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Kiev. …read more Source:...
Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine yesterday as pro-Russian separatists used artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces from a strategic rail hub after peace talks collapsed. Hopes of easing the situation evaporated on Saturday with Ukraine’s representative and separatist envoys accusing each other...
13 Troops Dead in Eastern Ukraine
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers were killed in combat with pro-Russian militias in eastern Ukraine, the National Security and Defense Council reported Sunday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine peace talks collapse, Kiev and separatists trade blame
MINSK/KIEV (Reuters) – Peace talks on Ukraine collapsed yesterday after just over four hours with no tangible progress towards a new ceasefire but with Ukraine’s representative and separatist envoys angrily accusing each other of sabotaging the meeting. Ukraine’s representative, former president Leonid Kuchma, left the talks in...
EU rebuffs Greek criticism of Ukraine statement
…read more Source: Buenos Aires...
EU Considers New Sanctions for Russia as Ukraine Situation Worsens
The European Union is considering more sanctions to impose against Russia in light of the worsening security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Ukraine, according to a joint statement released Tuesday by heads of state and government of the 28 EU member nations. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russian Humanitarian Convoy Heads to Eastern Ukraine
A Russian humanitarian convoy was heading Tuesday to the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, the epicenter of fierce fighting between pro-Russian separatist militias and Kiev forces, Russian officials said. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Kazakhstan Joins World in Condemning Ukraine Massacre
Kazakhstan joined the rest of the world on Monday in condemning the attack by pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine that left at least 30 civilians dead over the weekend. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
