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Ukraine Rebels to Delay Local Election, Sidestep Tense Topic
Officials in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine announced Tuesday they will postpone local elections that were going to be held shortly, sidestepping a contentious issue that had blocked progress toward a resolution for the war in Ukraine.Ukraine’s president and Russian… …read more Source:...
Smaller-weapons Pullback Begins in Ukraine
Separatist rebels and Ukrainian forces have begun pulling back smaller-caliber weapons from the front line, a step toward de-escalating a war that has killed more than 8,000 people.Under an agreement reached week, tanks, artillery pieces and mortars with a caliber of less… …read more Source:...
Russian, Ukrainian Leaders to Hold Talks in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine.The long-awaited summit in Paris on Friday is being overshadowed by international concerns about Russia’s military intervention… …read more Source:...
Negotiators Reach Deal on Weapons Withdrawal in East Ukraine
Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reached a long-awaited agreement late Tuesday on the withdrawal of tanks and other weapons from the frontline in eastern Ukraine.”This is a document that opens a path to peace, a… …read more Source:...
Poland Moves to Take in Ethnic Poles from Former USSR
Poland has earmarked funds to bring in tens of thousands of ethnic Poles now living in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, its finance minister said Tuesday.The long-neglected issue was raised recently amid a heated debate over the European Union’s plan… …read more Source:...
UN Envoy: ‘Great Mistake’ to Block Aid in East Ukraine
Efforts by Russia-backed separatist rebels to block “desperately needed” humanitarian aid from reaching people in conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine could amount to crimes against humanity, a top U.N. human rights official said Tuesday.Ivan Simonovic, the assistant U.N…. …read more Source:...
Russian Media Abuzz with Anticipation of Putin’s UN Speech
Russian media are abuzz with anticipation of President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the UN.Putin is in the United States for the first time since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March 2014 and threw its support behind separatist rebels in Ukraine. What is more,… …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine Reach Deal on Winter Gas Supplies
Russia and Ukraine ended months of uncertainty and finally reached agreement Friday on supplies of natural gas to Ukraine for the coming winter, a high-ranking European Union official announced.Maros Sefcovic, the EU Commission vice president for energy union, said the deal… …read more Source:...
Ukraine to Ban Russian Airlines from Flying into the Country
Ukraine’s prime minister says Russian airlines will be banned from flying into the country, the latest attempt to put pressure on Russia as the conflict in eastern Ukraine grinds on.Ukraine also will ban Russian planes from using Ukrainian airspace for transit flights if… …read more Source:...
UN: Russia-backed Rebels in Ukraine Expel Aid Agencies
The UN refugee agency has blasted Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine for shutting the door on international aid.More than 8,000 people have been killed by fighting between separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops. With the Ukrainian government shutting down… …read more Source:...
