Section: South America
At least 10 people killed in shelling on and near school in east Ukraine
At least 10 people were killed today when shells hit a school playground and a mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, city authorities and witnesses said. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine prime minister Yatseniuk says Russians ‘want us to freeze’
The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Mujica brags on foreign policy; Latam ready to play a larger role in peace issues, Europe has lost clout
Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica said the latest world events show that Europe ‘has lost clout’ in global affairs, and has lost strength as ‘peace mediator’, and this role could be “much better performed by Latin America”. …read more Source:...
Russians protest against war in Ukraine
Thousands of Russians marched in protest against the armed conflict in Ukraine in the first major anti-war rally since the start of the standoff between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
US, Canada send jets to intercept Russian aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US and Canadian fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft that were flying near US and Canadian air space this week, a military spokesman said yesterday. The United States and Russia are increasingly at odds over Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting for control of parts of the former Soviet...
Kiev, rebels agree to extra measures to ensure Ukraine ceasefire
Pro-Russian separatists and representatives from Kiev and Moscow agreed today on further measures to ensure a cease-fire between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine PM tells army to be on full battle alert
Ukraine’s prime minister has told government forces to remain on full battle alert as fighting in the rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk killed at least two civilians and further strained a ceasefire with Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine ratifies landmark EU association pact
Ukraine’s parliament has ratified a landmark agreement on political association and trade with the European Union, the rejection of which last November by then President Viktor Yanukovich led to his downfall. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Top NATO commander questions Russian intentions toward Moldova
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO’s top military commander said yesterday that Russia appeared to be following some of the same “hybrid warfare” script in dealing with the former Soviet republic of Moldova that it used before annexing Crimea and intervening in eastern Ukraine. Moscow intervened in Ukraine amid growing unrest by pro-Russian...
Ukraine PM slams Putin, ceasefire again under strain in east Ukraine
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Fighting flared near an airport in eastern Ukraine yesterday in breach of a fragile eight-day ceasefire as the prime minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of planning to destroy his country. Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said only membership of NATO would enable Ukraine to defend itself from...
