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FILE: Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, delivers a speech during a joint press conference with US Defence Secretary and US Secretary of State on 14 April 2021 at NATO's headquarters in Brussels. Picture: AFP

Ukraine parliament

Nato chief says Russian build-up at 'dangerous moment'

By AFP

Stoltenberg and Johnson both warned Russia that NATO is deploying more forces to its eastern member states, such as Poland and Romania, and that Russia's...

  • FILE: A man stands next a crater following shelling in Ukraine. Picture: AFP

    Ukraine calls for UN to observe ceasefire

    Ukraine pulled thousands of troops out of the east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve on Wednesday.

    2649 days ago
  • FILE: Ukrainian servicemen stand guard on 7 September, 2014 at a Ukrainian army checkpoint on the outskirts of the key southeastern port city of Mariupol, after an overnight bombing attack. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists

    Russia backs the separatists but denies it is directly involved in conflict in the Donbass region.

    2740 days ago
  • FILE: Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday, despite attempts to negotiate an end to a battle that is undermining a ceasefire in regions held by separatists. Picture: AFP.

    Artillery explosions shake Donetsk Airport

    Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk Airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday.

    2743 days ago
  • FILE:Alexander Zakharchenko, current Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic leaves a voting booth during the elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in Ukraine on 2 November 2014. Picture: EPA.

    Ukraine peace plan in tatters, 'frozen conflict' takes shape

    The past four days have seen the rebels stage elections for leadership which the government called illegal.

    2754 days ago
  • The European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels.  Picture: AFP

    Ukraine, Russia, EU agree to natural gas supply deal

    The accord also eases concerns that a new gas war could disrupt winter energy supplies to EU states.

    2760 days ago
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Picture: EPA.

    Ukraine denounces Russian stance on rebel vote

    Sergei Lavrov said the pending vote would be important from the point of view of legitimising power.

    2762 days ago
  • FILE: Ukrainian servicemen stand guard on 7 September, 2014 at a Ukrainian army checkpoint on the outskirts of the key southeastern port city of Mariupol, after an overnight bombing attack. Picture: AFP.

    Women take up arms on both sides of conflict in Ukraine

    Female fighters on both sides said the men in their units treat them as equals.

    2782 days ago
  • A screengrab of Vitaly Zhuravsky being thrown into a trash bin by angry protesters in Ukraine on 16 September, 2014.

    Protesters throw Ukrainian lawmaker in trash

    The incident involved Vitaly Zhuravsky, a former member of ousted President Viktor Yanukovich’s party.

    2804 days ago
  • FILE: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the SCO Heads of State Council meeting at the Navruz palace in Dushanbe on 12 September, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    'Weapons from NATO would aid war crimes in Ukraine'

    Russia says weaponry from NATO states will abet war crimes in Ukraine and worsen the situation.

    2805 days ago
  • FILE:The Ukrainian military’s press centre listed overnight rebel violations of the ceasefire accord in five sites. Picture: AFP.

    Overnight attacks in Ukraine

    The Ukrainian military’s press centre listed overnight rebel violations of the ceasefire accord in five sites.

    2813 days ago
  • FILE:A serviceman walks near an APC while a helicopter flies on the position of the Ukrainian troops in Donetsk region on 9 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Confusion over Ukraine, Russia ceasefire

    Putin’s spokesman said the leaders agreed on steps towards peace but not a ceasefire in the conflict.

    2818 days ago
  • FILE: A Ukrainian soldier stands guard at a check-point near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on 11 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Russian forces strengthen position in Ukraine

    Kiev's military said the troops are using aid shipments to smuggle in arms and other supplies.

    2819 days ago
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP.

    Putin's 'statehood' gambit raises stakes in east Ukraine

    A shift in Vladimir Putin's language on the conflict in eastern Ukraine reflects a transformation.

    2820 days ago
  • FILE: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and open aggression” which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine accuses Russia of open aggression

    Until last week, Ukraine had appeared close to crushing the four-month rebellion in the east.

    2820 days ago
  • A Ukrainian soldier stands guard at a check-point near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on 11 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Russia: Agreement reached on aid to Ukraine

    Russia says all objections to it sending a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine have been resolved.

    2834 days ago
  • FILE: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said talks would focus on how to achieve a ceasefire. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine says its troops make breakthrough in rebel stronghold

    Ukrainian officials said however the rebels were fighting a desperate rearguard action to hold on.

    2834 days ago
  • Men walk past a bomb hole in а street after an "air strike" overnight in Donetsk, on 6 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Ukrainian rebels say they’re ready for ceasefire

    Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they were ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government.

    2842 days ago
  • Ukrainian government forces, backed by warplanes, kept up a military offensive to claw back lost territory from pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine keeps up anti-rebel offensive

    Kiev's military said govt forces had clashed 26 times with separatists in the Russian-speaking east in 24hrs.

    2847 days ago
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