Section: Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela)
10 Civilians Die in Artillery Barrages in Eastern Ukraine
At least 10 civilians, including three children, have died in Ukrainian artillery barrages over the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainians said Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
U.S. Hails Minsk Accord but Warns of New “Escalation” in Ukraine
The United States on Thursday hailed the cease-fire agreed to at the four-country summit in Minsk and urged the parties to take “concrete steps” to implement it, but Washington warned that the “escalation” of tensions in Ukraine in recent hours threatens the pact. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Merkel and Hollande Thank Putin for Pressing Separatists in Minsk
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel both thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for pressing pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to accept the agreement reached in the Minsk peace summit. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
IMF Announces $17.5 Billion Assistance for Ukraine
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde announced in Brussels on Thursday that the agency had reached an agreement with Ukraine to provide assistance to the country worth 15.5 billion euros ($17.5 billion) over four years. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Lavrov Sees “Considerable Progress” in Run-Up to Minsk Summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “considerable progress” has been made in preparatory talks for the summit on the Ukraine crisis set for Wednesday in Belarusian capital, Minsk. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
At Least 19 Soldiers Die in Fighting in Eastern Ukraine
At least 19 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 78 others wounded over the past 24 hours in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian military command said Wednesday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
At Least 4 Civilians Killed in Artillery Barrage in Donetsk
At least four civilians were killed and five others were injured on Wednesday by artillery fire in Donetsk, the main stronghold of the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, city officials said. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pro-Russians: It’s Too Early to Talk About Ukraine Ceasefire
The pro-Russian separatist representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, said on Wednesday it was premature to talk about a ceasefire with Ukrainian forces in the east of the country as negotiations with Kiev authorities have not been yet concluded. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Obama Calls Putin to Discuss “Escalating Violence” in Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama telephoned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday to discuss the “escalating violence in eastern Ukraine” and Moscow’s “ongoing support” for the pro-Russian separatists there. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Spanish Foreign Minister Backs French-German Diplomatic Offensive in Kiev
Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo traveled on Tuesday to Kiev to show his country’s solidarity with the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
