Section: Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela)
Pro-Russian Separatists Declare New Offensive against Ukrainian Forces
The leader of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s breakaway Donetsk region, Alexander Zakharchenko, declared an offensive Friday against forces supporting the Kiev government and ruled out new peace initiatives. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Lavrov Calls Attack on Civilians in Donetsk Crime Against Humanity
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described Thursday’s mortar attack on a trolleybus stop that killed 13 people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, as a “crime against humanity.” …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine’s Defense Council Secretary Survives Shelling
The Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, survived an artillery attack that targeted his vehicle amid fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Obama Calls Kazakh Counterpart to Advance Peaceful Solution to Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama made a late-night telephone call to his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to follow up on their joint efforts to find a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, the Kazakhstan presidential residence, Akorda, said Thursday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Denies Its Troops Have Abandoned Strategic Donetsk Airport
Ukrainian officials denied on Thursday a report that its troops had abandoned the airport in Donetsk to besieging pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Kiev, Moscow Reach Partial Accords That Could Break Dialogue Impasse
Kiev and Moscow on Wednesday reached two partial agreements that, if implemented, could contribute toward unblocking negotiations and getting the pacification process back on track in eastern Ukraine after a very violent week in the region. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russia’s Lavrov Says United States Seeks to Dominate the World
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States is determined to maintain a course of confrontation and “wants to dominate the world,” denying Western charges that Russian troops are present in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Obama and Hollande Discuss Terrorism, Ukraine, Iran and Palestine Problem
U.S. President Barack Obama has spoken to his French counterpart, François Hollande, by telephone to discuss the progress of the investigation into the recent jihadist attack in Paris, the crisis in Ukraine, the instability in Nigeria, Iran and the Palestine-Israel relations. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Over 200 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed at Donetsk Airport, Separatists Claim
More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours in the violent clashes against separatist militias defending the strategic Donetsk airport, pro-Russian separatists reported on Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
OSCE Calls for End to Escalating Violence in Eastern Ukraine
Serbian Foreign Minister and chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Ivica Dacic, condemned on Monday the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine and urged all parties in the conflict to immediately cease any use of force. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
