12:45
4.6.2014
Ukraine News One: #Ukraine insurgents suffer heavy losses (VIDEO) http://t.co/sDov4pT2n2
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 4, 2014
12:41
4.6.2014
Reuters has been looking at the ramifications of the G7 (formerly known as the G8) meeting without Russia for the first time in nearly 20 years:
Read the entire article here
While Russia retains substantial forces on Ukraine's eastern border, and pro-Russia militias are operating in many towns, presidential elections took place relatively peacefully across the whole of Ukraine last month, which the West took as a signal of Moscow's readiness not to escalate the crisis.
That sense of increased cooperation has raised questions about whether the European Union, with its critical trade and energy ties with Russia, could soon seek ways of drawing Moscow back into the fold, such as allowing it to rejoin the G8.
Officials responsible for coordinating this week's summit did not rule that out Tuesday, but said Moscow had a long way to go to prove its intentions were sound and that it was capable of acting like a "normal democratic country."
That sense of increased cooperation has raised questions about whether the European Union, with its critical trade and energy ties with Russia, could soon seek ways of drawing Moscow back into the fold, such as allowing it to rejoin the G8.
Officials responsible for coordinating this week's summit did not rule that out Tuesday, but said Moscow had a long way to go to prove its intentions were sound and that it was capable of acting like a "normal democratic country."
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12:14
4.6.2014
RFE/RL's Multimedia Department has issued this video of Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama:
12:10
4.6.2014
Pics by Dmitriy Brook of new #Ukraine APCs, @Turchynov & @AvakovArsen inspecting them in east https://t.co/fVfToamzrS pic.twitter.com/GNy3Q9VioI
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) June 4, 2014
11:54
4.6.2014
In interview to French Europe1 Putin says "no Russian military instructors in East Ukraine" http://t.co/KgzF6RKQra pic.twitter.com/lL2sHt01Cm
— Ryskeldi Satke (@RyskeldiSatke) June 4, 2014
11:40
4.6.2014
RFE/RL's news desk has issued this item on President Obama's meeting with Poroshenko in Warsaw:
RFE/RL's news desk has issued this item on President Obama's meeting with Poroshenko in Warsaw:
U.S. President Barack Obama has called Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko a "wise choice" to lead Ukraine during the crisis in the country's east.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Poroshenko in Warsaw on June 4, Obama said the two discussed how Washington can help train Ukrainian military and law enforcement and ways for Ukraine to reduce its energy dependence on Russia.
He said they also discussed a plan for restoring peace to the country and establishing economic growth.
Simultaneous to the meeting, the United States announced it would send Kyiv an additional $5 million in equipment that could help in its battle against armed pro-Russian separatists in the east. The aid will include body armor and night-vision goggles.
For his part, Poroshenko thanked U.S. officials for Washington's support during the crisis, in which armed pro-Russian separatists have taken over cities in eastern Ukraine.
Obama and Poroshenko are in Warsaw for celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the first democratic elections in Poland.
U.S. President Barack Obama has called Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko a "wise choice" to lead Ukraine during the crisis in the country's east.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Poroshenko in Warsaw on June 4, Obama said the two discussed how Washington can help train Ukrainian military and law enforcement and ways for Ukraine to reduce its energy dependence on Russia.
He said they also discussed a plan for restoring peace to the country and establishing economic growth.
Simultaneous to the meeting, the United States announced it would send Kyiv an additional $5 million in equipment that could help in its battle against armed pro-Russian separatists in the east. The aid will include body armor and night-vision goggles.
For his part, Poroshenko thanked U.S. officials for Washington's support during the crisis, in which armed pro-Russian separatists have taken over cities in eastern Ukraine.
Obama and Poroshenko are in Warsaw for celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the first democratic elections in Poland.
11:11
4.6.2014
#Poroshenko thanks #Kerry for #US support of new Kyiv authorities http://t.co/HpEEJv7QzR
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 4, 2014
09:17
4.6.2014
Could the annexation of #Crimea lead to #mafia violence in Moscow? ICYMI, my take in @MoscowTimes http://t.co/4vBJO2mJhC
— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) June 4, 2014
09:09
4.6.2014
Self-declared PM of #Donetsk People's Republic tells FT he & others active in eastern #Ukraine funded by private donors, not Kremlin agents.
— Douglas Herbert (@dougf24) June 4, 2014
08:52
4.6.2014
RFE/RL's news desk has some details of fighting in Luhansk:
Ukraine's National Guard says its forces had to abandon a military outpost in the eastern city of Luhansk after running out of ammunition following a 10-hour gun battle with pro-Russian separatists.
The National Guard's press service said today that some 300 insurgents had attacked the regiment in the early morning hours.
The statement said "law enforcers returned fire until their ammunition ran out."
It said six militants were killed and 20 injured in the fighting.
Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, it said, adding that the Ukrainian forces were being moved "to a safe place."
Fighting in Ukraine's restive east has intensified in the past week, with rebels launching an attack on Donetsk airport and on a border guards' base near Luhansk.
Fourteen Ukrainian troops died when their helicopter was shot down near Slovyansk on May 29.
The National Guard's press service said today that some 300 insurgents had attacked the regiment in the early morning hours.
The statement said "law enforcers returned fire until their ammunition ran out."
It said six militants were killed and 20 injured in the fighting.
Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, it said, adding that the Ukrainian forces were being moved "to a safe place."
Fighting in Ukraine's restive east has intensified in the past week, with rebels launching an attack on Donetsk airport and on a border guards' base near Luhansk.
Fourteen Ukrainian troops died when their helicopter was shot down near Slovyansk on May 29.