Section: Venezuela
Kiev: 241 Ukrainian Volunteer Soldiers Killed in Ilovaisk in August
Ukraine’s chief prosecutor said on Thursday that 241 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a siege by pro-Russian separatists in the town of Ilovaisk in the eastern region of the country in August. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pro-Russian Separatists Withdraw Heavy Weapons from Southern Donetsk
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine announced on Thursday the withdrawal of its heavy artillery from the south of the region after a new truce with Ukraine took effect two days ago. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Kazakhstan Backs U.S. in Struggle with Islamic State
Kazakhstan supports the United States in the struggle against Islamic State, the Central Asian nation’s foreign minister said Wednesday in Washington, where he also took the opportunity to urge a “peaceful solution” to the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian Command Reports 17 Truce Violations in First Day
The Ukrainian military command claimed Wednesday that pro-Russian separatists had violated a ceasefire 17 times in its first day in the eastern region of the country. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
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...
President Putin Defends Russian Foreign Policy
In his state of the nation address Putin justified his actions in Ukraine and Crimea and stressed that he seeks good relations with the U.S. and Europe. …read more Source:...
