Rutte: NATO Must Normalize Relations with Russia After War
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that relations with Russia should eventually be restored after the war in Ukraine comes to an end
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) expressed its deep concern over the presence of tanks in the territories controlled by the pro-Russian separatists in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
Southwest of Donetsk, the OSCE officials have observed another convoy, this one consisting of 9 tanks – four T-72 and five T-64.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine observes two convoys of 17 trucks east of Donetsk. Spot report: http://t.co/X2xcypHHOE
— OSCE (@OSCE) November 9, 2014
Earlier they claimed to have counted over 40 tanks and trucks moving in a convoy on the road to Makeevka in the region of Donetsk.
Among them were 19 Russian trucks Kamaz without registration plates, transporting 122mm weapons and personnel in green uniforms without insignia, a statement of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine said. Reportedly, there were also six fuel tankers.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has rejected claims that Ukrainian units are encircled in Russia's Kursk Oblast, which were made by both Russian President Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that his administration held "productive discussions" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing optimism that the war in Ukraine could come to an end
US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Keith Kellogg, has been excluded from high-level negotiations aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that Russia is likely to accept the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine but may attempt to delay the process.
On March 13, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Ukraine failed to take sufficient action to prevent and investigate the violent clashes in Odesa in May 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on March 13 that Moscow is willing to accept the U.S.-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine but demands certain conditions before agreeing
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