Section: Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela)
Ukraine Resumes Imports of Russian Gas Halted in June
Ukraine resumed on Tuesday importing Russian gas for the first time since it was halted in June because of a row over unpaid debts, Ukraine’s gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz announced. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
New Ceasefire Comes into Effect in Eastern Ukraine
A new truce between the Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk came into effect on Tuesday in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pro-Russians Do Not See Conditions for New Truce in Ukraine
Pro-Russians of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said on Monday that the conditions were not yet suitable for a new truce with the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Two Soldiers Killed in Combat in Eastern Ukraine
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours in combat between the army and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country, Kiev’s National Security and Defense Council announced Sunday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Kazakhstan Urges End to Sanctions against Russia
Western sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine should end, Kazakhstan’s deputy foreign minister said on Friday at a ministerial meeting of the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
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...
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...
