Section: Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela)
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...
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...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Announces Beginning of Constitutional Reform Process
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Tuesday the start of a constitutional reform process, one of the 13 points agreed upon during the Minsk agreement to put an end to the armed conflict in the eastern region of the country. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany to Discuss Peace Keeping Mission
Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany have agreed to hold meetings for the deputy foreign ministers on Friday to discuss the possibility of sending peacekeeping forces to the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
UN Says Death Toll in Eastern Ukraine Exceeds 6,000
More than 6,000 people have been killed in the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said on Monday, noting that the recent clashes near Donetsk airport and the city of Debaltseve have resulted in the death of hundreds. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian Photojournalist Killed by Separatist Mortar Fire near Donetsk
A photographer with Ukraine’s Segodnya newspaper, Sergiy Nikolayev, was killed on the weekend in a mortar attack by pro-Russian separatists against positions of Kiev’s military forces in eastern Ukraine, local media reported Sunday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pro-Russians Say They Have Withdrawn 250 Heavy Weapons
Pro-Russian separatist militias in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk said on Friday they had withdrawn 250 pieces of heavy weaponry from the separation line of forces in compliance with the Minsk agreements for settling the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russia Is Lying About Its Activities in Ukraine, Kerry Says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has claimed that Russia is lying about not having troops in Ukraine and that the U.S. government would enforce new sanctions on Moscow in the upcoming days. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Putin Says War Unlikely with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not believe in the possibility of war with Ukraine, describing such a conflict as “apocalyptic” in an interview broadcast Tuesday on the Russia 24 TV Channel. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
