Ukraine Crisis -- News Updates December 28, 2014

Sunday 28 December 2014





Travel Chaos As Ukraine Suspends Transport Links With Crimea -- Euronews



Thousands of vehicles have been stuck at the border between Ukraine and Crimea, after Kyiv authorities reportedly blocked movements at two out of three crossing points.



It comes after Ukraine stopped rail and bus travel between the mainland and the peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in March.



“It’s a total mess. The mess began right after the referendum (in Crimea), mess on both sides,” said driver Mikhail Semin.



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Ukraine Crisis -- News Updates December 28, 2014



Ukraine: All quiet on the eastern front -- Al Jazeera

Two dead after Ukraine rocked by series of blasts -- Mashable

Southern Ukraine: Blasts in Kherson, Odessa -- RT

Kiev, Donetsk Representatives to Meet for Reconciliation Talks Monday -- Sputnik

Ukraine Rebel Official, Kiev Delegation Said to Plan Meeting -- Bloomberg

Ukraine peace talks in interest of all involved, says EU's Brok -- Deutsche Welle

Ukraine Tightens Controls Along Borders With Russia, Rebel Areas -- Bloomberg

Ukrainian prisoners set free as POW swap continues -- Scotsman

Ukraine crisis: Separatist rebels free more soldiers -- BBC

Ukraine’s 2015 budget proposal stirs fresh protests -- Kyiv Post

Ukraine's parliament backs import tax rises amid budget crisis -- Reuters

Poroshenko, Merkel Discuss International Aid for Ukraine -- Sputnik

Poroshenko and Merkel discuss international aid to Ukraine by telephone -- ITAR-TASS

Russia must influence separatists to end Ukraine crisis, says Merkel -- Reuters

Merkel Urges Russia To Use 'Influence' To Push Separatists On Ukraine Peace Talks -- Radio Free Europe

Russian FM Lavrov urges major constitutional reform in Ukraine -- RT

Emergency shutdown at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant -- RT

Poroshenko: Ukraine Must Import Electricity Without Intermediaries -- Sputnik

Poroshenko orders government to take measures to stop rolling blackouts -- ITAR-TASS

Luhansk republic ready for resuming railway service with Moscow — official -- ITAR-TASS

Ukraine reopens border with Crimea for passenger cars -- ITAR-TASS

Ukraine says Crimea transport halt temporary -- AFP

Fleeing their country’s civil war, Ukrainian Jews head for Israel -- Washington Post

Unicef: 1.7 million Ukrainian children suffering amid conflict, winter cold -- CNN

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