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Shelling heard near Donetsk airport in east Ukraine: AFP
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Shelling was heard near the airport of the main rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, an AFP journalist in the area said.It was not immediately clear who was behind the artillery fire, the latest breach of a shaky ceasefire signed on Friday. Although Donetsk itself is in the hands of the...
Explosions in east Ukraine threaten ceasefire
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Powerful explosions in a key frontline city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday raised fears that a day-old truce between government and rebel forces had already collapsed. Numerous explosions were heard and thick smoke was visible on the horizon of Mariupol, a government-held port city in the east of the country. A...
Explosions heard on outskirts of Ukraine’s Mariupol
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Loud explosions were heard on Saturday evening on the eastern outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to AFP, despite a fragile ceasefire being put in place.Numerous explosions were heard and a thick smoke was visible on the horizon. A checkpoint held by Ukraine loyalists seemed to be on fire,...
In Ukraine flashpoint cities, residents doubt lasting peace
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – In flashpoint cities of eastern Ukraine, uneasy residents voiced doubt Saturday that the ceasefire deal would bring lasting peace after five months of devastating conflict that has ruined the lives of so many.”It’s only a matter of time (before the truce is broken) because our Russian...
Putin, Poroshenko agree Ukraine truce holding: Kiev
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed that the ceasefire between Kiev and separatist rebels was largely holding.”The two heads of state noted (in a phone call) that the ceasefire regime was generally being observed. Petro Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin...
Ukraine military accuses rebels of violating ceasefire
Kiev (AFP) – A top Ukrainian defence official accused pro-Russian insurgents on Saturday of violating a ceasefire the two sides signed up to in a bid to halt nearly five months of bloodshed.”We have recorded a series of provocations by the rebels. They fired on our anti-terrorism units on 28 occasions (on Friday), with 10 of those...
Rebels accuse Ukraine forces of breaking ceasefire
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine on Saturday accused Kiev’s forces of breaking a ceasefire just hours after it was agreed and vowed to pursue their independence drive in the east.A leading member of the parliament established by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said Ukrainian units had...
Russia warns it will react if new EU sanctions imposed
Moscow (AFP) – Russia warned Saturday that it would react if the European Union imposed tougher economic sanctions against it over the situation in Ukraine.”As for the new list of sanctions from the European Union, if they are passed, there will undoubtedly be a reaction from our side,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a...
Putin Has Made Decisive Progress Toward His Goals
Now willing to use Russian troops more or less openly in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has made decisive progress toward his goals Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-war-in-ukraine-reversal-of-fortune-2014-9#ixzz3CTo3RQbTJoin the conversation about this story » …read more Source: Business...
Obama Shows His Cards Too Often In Foreign Policy
He calls himself a “pretty good” poker player. Barack Obama’s poker-buddies, including Illinois politicians who played with him weekly when he was a state senator, tend to agree. Quizzed by profile-writers, they have described a cautious, canny card player. Mr Obama would bluff only if he had halfway-decent cards, they recalled....
