Putin, Merkel, Macron discuss Ukraine issue over phone - China.org.cn

Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukrainian issue during their phone conversation, the Kremlin said in a statement Monday.

Turkish Foreign Minister To Attend Crimea Platform Summit In Kiev - Ankara - UrduPoint

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will take part in the Crimea Platform summit in Kiev, the ministry said on Sunday.

Sergey Shoigu: Crimea ‘Always Has Been’, ‘Always Will be’ Russian Land - FARS

(FNA)- Crimea has been and will always be part of Russia, the country’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated on Friday, responding to a claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the peninsula's return to Kiev’s control is a “matter of time".

ECHR Says Registered Russias Complaint Against Ukraine - UrduPoint

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has registered Russia's first interstate complaint against Ukraine, the court's communique says.

Russian Embassy in the US: West's Attempts to Test Black Sea Borders 'Doomed to Failure' - Sputnik International

Russia is warning Western allies that nothing good will come out of provocations in the Black Sea as any attempts to test Moscow’s willingness to defend its borders are “doomed to failure,” Russia's Embassy in Washington told Newsweek.

US Orders Amphibious Assault Ship into Black Sea After Moscow Warns Tensions Escalating Dangerously in Waters Off Coast of Russia - FARS

(FNA)- American sailors at the helm of a naval landing vessel have charted course for the Black Sea to take part in wargames alongside other NATO forces, the US Sixth Fleet has announced on Thursday, amid fears of conflict in the region.

Ucrania y EE.UU. realizan simulacros cerca de las fronteras de Rusia

 

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Britain Makes Deal to Supply Warships, Build Naval Bases for Ukraine as NATO Prepares to Conduct Black Sea War Games with Kiev - FARS

 (FNA)- Ukraine announced that it will be expanding its already extensive naval cooperation with Britain, with the two countries signing a joint memorandum which will see the UK design and construct ships and bases for Kiev.

Putin: US Organized State Coup in Ukraine in 2014 - FARS

(FNA)- The state coup in Ukraine in 2014 that split the country and prompted Crimea’s withdrawal was organized by the United States and only tentatively supported by European states, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an article, Being Open, Despite the Past, published on the Kremlin’s website and in the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit on Tuesday.

La UEFA pide a la selección de Ucrania que retire un eslogan "político" de su camiseta

 

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MH17 Investigation Rejects Testimony On Missile Launch From Area Controlled By Kiev -Judge - UrduPoint

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) reviewing the MH17 crash rejected the testimonies of two witnesses who said they saw a missile launch from the Amvrosiivka settlement near Donetsk, where the Ukrainian military units were deployed, Judge Helein Kerstens-Fokens said on Wednesday.

Iran Rejects Canadian Court Ruling on Ukrainian Plane Crash - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh rejected a recent ruling by a Canadian court on the January 2020 crash of a Ukrainian plane in Tehran, saying the court has no jurisdiction over the case.

Canadian Court Rules Iran Deliberately Shot Down Ukrainian Jet - Sputnik International

Flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s international airport on January 8, 2020, after being shot down by the Iranian military. The incident claimed the lives of all 167 passengers - mostly Canadian and Iranian passengers - and nine Ukrainian crew members.

Moscow Says Escalation Of Tensions In East Ukraine Shows Kiev Open To Military Option - UrduPoint

A recent rise in violence in Donbas shows that the Ukrainian government is still open to a military solution to the years-long standoff with its eastern breakaway region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Thursday.

Ukraine says Russia still has 100,000 troops near its borders | Al Jazeera

Russia still has about 100,000 soldiers deployed near its western border with Ukraine and in annexed Crimea despite Moscow announcing a military pullback last month amid soaring tensions with Kyiv, the head of Ukraine’s state security service has said.

Blinken muestra en Ucrania el total apoyo de EEUU ante Rusia pero pide reformas anticorrupción

 

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Drame d’Odessa : un massacre sans coupables

 

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Sergey Lavrov: la guerra in Donbass può e deve essere evitata

 

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Ukraine Asks Germany To Donate Old Warships - Reports - UrduPoint

 Ukraine has asked Germany, though in vain, to give it old corvettes amid a military standoff with Russia, according to sources who spoke with the Frankfurter Allgemeine daily.

Putin warns foreign powers against crossing Russia’s ‘red lines’ | Al Jazeera

As a rift between Russia and the West widens, President Vladimir Putin has used his annual state-of-the-nation speech to warn that Moscow is prepared to respond harshly to any foreign provocations.