Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Tuesday said he was ready for a dialogue with militias in eastern Ukraine.
The comments on the two leading presidential candidates of Ukrain of Oleg Liashko and Poroshenko.
A senior UN official said here Wednesday that 127 people have died in several weeks of violence in east and south Ukraine, which will make it more difficult for the country to hold presidential elections in the region on Sunday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Saturday declared a planned referendum in eastern Ukraine as illegal.
Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday talked with Hungarian and Czech leaders over phone to build support for slapping new sanctions on Russia amid escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine.
Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday accused Russia of inaction in helping to ease the tense situation in eastern Ukraine, warning that the United States is ready to impose additional sanctions in response.
Any further Russian efforts to destabilize Ukraine will incur costs for Russia, U.S. State Secretary John Kerry warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday strongly condemned the killing of a peacekeeper during renewed clashes between government forces and rebels in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Two soldiers of the NATO-led coalition were killed Sunday in explosion in eastern Afghanistan, said the coalition forces early Monday morning. "Two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan yesterday," the ISAF said in a statement.
One soldier of the NATO-led coalition was killed early Tuesday morning in an armed attack in restive eastern Afghanistan, the coalition forces confirmed.
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