Section: South America
Kiev Authorities Say Over 700 Missing in War-Torn Eastern Ukraine
At least 700 persons have gone missing in the eastern Ukraine since the outbreak of armed conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government troops in April, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Seeks German Help against Possible Russian “Winter Offensive”
Ukraine has asked Germany for engines for its troop carriers ahead of a possible Russian “winter offensive” in the eastern part of the country, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview published on Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Maintain Arseniy Yatsenyuk as Prime Minister
The Supreme Council of Ukraine on Thursday named Arseniy Yatsenyuk, 40, as the country’s prime minister by a vote of 231 parliament members, while Vladimir Groysman, 36, was chosen as Speaker of Parliament. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Separatists Say Ukraine Government Forces Killed 13 Civilians in Donetsk
At least 13 civilians were killed in recent shelling by Ukrainian artillery in the eastern city of Donetsk controlled by pro-Russian separatists, the rebel command announced Thursday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Germany Opposes Ukraine Joining NATO
German officials have responded to the Ukrainian President’s intention to make Ukraine part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization …read more Source:...
Ukraine Rebels Request U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces
The rebel authorities say that government shelling continues killing civilians. …read more Source:...
France suspends delivery of helicopter carriers to Russia because of Ukraine
France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where the West accuses Moscow of fomenting separatism. …read more Source:...
Merkel hits diplomatic dead-end with Putin
BERLIN, (Reuters) – After nine months of non-stop German diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, Chancellor Angela Merkel decided in mid-November that a change of tack was needed. Ahead of a summit of G20 leaders in Australia, Merkel resolved to confront Vladimir Putin alone, without the usual pack of interpreters and aides. Instead of […]...
At Least Two Killed as Shell Hits a Bus in Eastern Ukraine
At least two people died on Tuesday and several others were wounded when an artillery shell hit a bus in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk under the control of the pro-Russian separatists, said the rebel-appointed mayor of the city, Igor Martynov. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Poroshenko: Ukraine’s Accession to NATO to Go on Referendum
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that a decision on whether Ukraine should request to join NATO will be made by a popular referendum which will not be held before the country meets all the Alliance’s entry requirements. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
