Section: International Business Times (USA)
Vladimir Putin Urges Donetsk And Luhansk To Remain Part Of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing a proposal that would see the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk remain under Ukrainian control. Leaders in the disputed regions have said they might be open to the idea provided conditions of the failing ceasefire are met by Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Obama Faces New Dynamic With Europe At G7 Summit In Germany
When President Barack Obama attends the Group of Seven summit in Germany on Sunday, he will join fellow leaders who are growing accustomed to a new dynamic in the transatlantic relationship: less direction from Washington, more demands on Europe. In responding to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the crisis in Libya and efforts to advance...
Ukraine Gay Pride Parade Attacked With Stones, Smoke Bombs
A Ukrainian gay pride parade in the capital of Kiev was attacked on Saturday, wounding five policemen. The radical Right Sector group had threatened the pride marchers ahead of the event. “There will be thousands of us,” Right Sector spokesman Artem Skoropadskyi had warned the protesters on Friday, Kyiv Post reported. “Gay propaganda is...
MH17: Dutch Foreign Minister Discusses Efforts To Prosecute Suspects in Case With Russia’s Sergei Lavrov
Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders said Saturday that he and his Russian counterpart discussed efforts to prosecute suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine last July. Koenders met with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov during a visit to Moscow, where the pair also discussed the controversial Russian travel...
Putin Blames Ukraine For Stalling Peace Deal, Says Russia Wants Peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow supports the Minsk peace agreements ratified in February in Ukraine, but blamed Kiev for stalling the truce efforts. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia Blames Ukraine For Renewed Violence After Government Forces, Rebels Clash In Donetsk
The actions of Ukraine’s government in Kiev instigated this week’s renewed clashes between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesman said Friday. An indeterminate number of combatants on either side of the conflict were killed Wednesday in Donetsk in what was described as one...
Ukraine Conflict: No Russian Military Presence In Country, Just Citizens, Kremlin Says
Russia might have a presence in Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean military personnel are in the country, a Russian official said Friday, reported Russian news agency TASS. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied any involvement in the conflict between pro-Russia separatists and the Ukrainian government, despite opposing claims from Western and...
Putin Vatican Visit: Pope Francis To Meet Russian President For The First Time Since Start Of Ukraine Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week, the Holy See announced on Thursday. The June 10 visit will be the first between the two leaders since the start of the Ukraine conflict in March 2014, which, along with the ongoing conflict in Syria, will likely top the agenda in talks between Putin and...
Ukraine’s President Warns Of Russian Attack As Fighting Between Kiev Troops and Pro-Russian Rebels In East Ukraine Intensifies
As deadly clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebel fighters reach levels not seen since before the Minsk II ceasefire was signed in February, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has warned Thursday that Russia may be preparing to invade Ukraine’s border region in the east. “Ukraine’s military should be ready for a...
Ukraine Troops, Separatists Fight Kills At least 15 In Donetsk
The battle between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists surged Wednesday in Marinka, a town in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 15 people. At least 1,000 rebel troops attacked the town near Donetsk, a separatist stronghold, according to Ukrainian officials. …read more Source: International Business...
