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John Kerry, Russian FM meet in Geneva as Ukraine tensions simmer
GENEVA – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Monday with his Russian counterpart in what appeared to be less than amicable talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition figure in Moscow. Neither Kerry nor Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov smiled or spoke...
U.N: Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
BERLIN – More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago that has led to a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure,” the U.N. human rights office said Monday. Hundreds of civilians and military personnel have been killed in recent weeks alone after an upswing in fighting...
Three stories in the news today, Mar. 2
Three stories in the news today, Mar. 2, from The Canadian Press:NICHOLSON GOES TO PARISCanada’s new foreign affairs minister is in France today for his first overseas trip since taking over from John Baird last month. Rob Nicholson is going to have talks with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius — the two men are expected to discus the...
Ukraine moves closer to requesting international peacekeepers
Ukraine’s president has a signed a decree opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: CTV...
Three stories in Canada we’re watching
NICHOLSON GOES TO PARIS Canada’s new foreign affairs minister is in France today for his first overseas trip since taking over from John Baird last month. Rob Nicholson is going to have talks with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius – the two men are expected to discus the fight against Islamic State militants and the ongoing tension in...
UN rights office says death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
BERLIN – The U.N. human rights office says more than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago. The Geneva-based body says hundreds of civilians and military personnel were killed in recent weeks alone after an upswing in fighting particularly near Donetsk airport and in the Debaltseve area. U.N....
John Kerry, Russian counterpart discuss Ukraine, Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Monday with his Russian counterpart in what appeared to be less than amicable talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition figure in Moscow. …read more Source:...
Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000: U.N.
More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago that has led to a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure,” the U.N. human rights office said Monday. …read more Source: Global...
Kerry, Lavrov meet in Geneva amid Ukraine rancour, talk of new sanctions
Neither Kerry nor Lavrov spoke substantively as they shook hands less than a week after Kerry told Congress that Russian officials have lied to his face about Moscow’s role in Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
UN puts death toll since beginning of Eastern Ukraine crisis at over 6,000
The UN human rights office says more than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago. …read more Source:...
