Western countries at the United Nations Organisation’s Security Council have blocked Russia’s draft resolution condemning the attack on the Russian embassy in Kiev, a source at the organisation’s headquarters told Itar-Tass.
“Western delegations have blocked the draft statement for the press, which condemns the attacks on the embassy in Kiev,” the source said.
The UK, the U.S. and France were among those who voted ‘contra,’ the source said.
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/736103
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- UN chief condemns shooting of Ukrainian plane, 49 aboard killed
“The continuing violence in eastern Ukraine - characterized by growing loss of life and a deteriorating humanitarian situation - highlights the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a resolution of the crisis through negotiation and dialogue,” Mr. Ban said in a statement from his spokesperson.
The UN chief appealed to all sides to implement urgently the 17 April Geneva Agreement, which offered a “clear path to a peaceful solution”. The accord, struck in Geneva at a meeting between Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the European Union, outlined a series of steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Ukraine that reportedly include demobilizing militias and vacating seized Government buildings.
The Geneva Statement capped months of political unrest in Ukraine that led to the removal by Parliament of President Viktor Yanukovych in February. This was followed by increased tensions in the country's autonomous region of Crimea, where Russian military were subsequently deployed and a secession referendum was held in mid-March, in which the majority of the region's people voted to join Russia.
By mid-April, tensions flared in eastern Ukraine as Lugansk, Kharkiv, Donetsk and at least 5 other cities in the region were targeted by uprisings.
In today's statement, Mr. Ban reiterated support for the newly-elected president, Petro Poroshenko, and the people of Ukraine with whom he stands in solidarity during this difficult time.
“Everyone must do their part to bring Ukraine back from the brink and ensure its unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he underscored.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48049#.U50UJUDm7gw
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The version of the transport Il-76 being destroyed near Lugansk by the Ukrainian military is not excluded, the press-service of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) informed an ITAR-TASS correspondent today....
ReplyDelete"Shootings were observed on the territory of the airport during the week. Servicemen from Lviv and Dnepropetrovsk are fighting with each other. The Dnepropetrovsk group wanted to leave (the territory of the airport - ITAR-TASS), but they were not allowed. There was a landing party from Dnepropetrovsk on board the shot down plane. Perhaps, /servicemen from/ Lviv thought it would somehow change the balance of forces. So, the version of the Il-76 aircraft being shot down by the Ukrainian military is not excluded," the press-centre of the LPR informs.
The transport aircraft Il-76 was shot down at the moment of landing at the airport of Lugansk on the night of June 14.
Read more: http://indian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_06_15/Il-76-Ukrainian-military/
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