Section: Venezuela
European Leaders Discuss Ukraine With Obama
The leaders agreed any breach on the peace agreement would be met with a harsh international response. …read more Source:...
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...
3 Ukrainians Killed in Shelling Despite Cease-Fire
There have been several reports of violence from both sides, despite the cease-fire agreement. …read more Source:...
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...
Kerry and Lavrov Hold ‘Frank’ Ukraine Talks
A U.N. report says that more than 6,000 people have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
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...
Separatists Withdraw All Heavy Weapons from Donetsk
Peace in eastern Ukraine took another step forward as the pro-Russian rebels withdrew all their heavy weapons from the city of Donetsk, however government forces have not been as quick to implement parts of the Minsk peace agreed. …read more Source:...
Uruguayan President Criticizes Coup Attempt in Venezuela
President Mujica compared the strategy being employed in Venezuela with that used previously in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russians Say They Have Withdrawn 250 Heavy Weapons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...