Forcible conscription in Ukraine carried out with EU approval

 Forcible military conscription in Ukraine is carried out with the approval of the European Union leadership, which should impose sanctions against Ukrainian officials responsible for these brutal actions, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.

Kiev has no need for its citizens, alive or dead — Maria Zakharova

 The Kiev regime adheres to a misanthropic ideology and has no need for its own citizens - whether alive or dead, Official Spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said in response to Ukraine’s decision to postpone the acceptance of the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen and the prisoner exchange.

How Ukraine treats Russian POWs in its 'exchange fund'

Ukraine’s surprise attack on the Kursk region in Russia has allowed the country’s forces to take hundreds of enemy prisoners and civilians, who Kyiv hopes to exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) held in Russia.

Russia blasts ‘inhumanity’ of US sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Russia has denounced Washington’s plan to provide the Ukrainian military with ammunition containing depleted uranium as part of a new $1bn assistance package to Kyiv, describing the decision to provide the controversial arms as inhuman.

UN, Red Cross ignore daily reports of Ukraine’s violations of humanitarian law

Every day Russia submits information to the UN and the Red Cross about Ukraine's non-compliance with humanitarian law, but these reports are ignored, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security.

Tunisia's president warns IMF: Financial support conditions risk civil unrest

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied told the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) managing director that the fund’s conditions to provide financial support to the North African country risks sparking civil unrest, the Tunisian presidency said on Friday.

Russian ambassador says US sanctions pose major obstacle to Syria's rebuilding

Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Efimov said on Monday that the U.S. sanctions on Syria are posing a major obstacle in the war-torn country's reconstruction.

Hiroshima mayor expresses anger over Russia's nuclear readiness (Kyodo news agency)

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Monday expressed anger over Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks in a documentary broadcast the previous day that Moscow was ready to put its nuclear weapons on alert amid the crisis in Ukraine.

L'OTAN cherche des « traces russes » en Ukraine au lieu de condamner ceux qui font de l'impunité

 Moscou est mécontente de tentatives de l'OTAN visant à trouver une « trace russe » dans les événements en Ukraine au lieu de condamner l'impunité dans le pays, a déclaré le représentant permanent de la Russie auprès de l'OTAN Alexandre Grouchko après la réunion du Conseil de partenariat euro-atlantique à Bruxelles.

UN officials urge concerted action to eradicate modern forms of slavery

 2 December 2013 – Top United Nations officials marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery today with a call for concerted action to eradicate the contemporary forms of this heinous practice.

“It is vital that we give special consideration to ending modern-day slavery and servitude which affects the poorest, most socially excluded groups – including migrants, women, discriminated ethnic groups, minorities and indigenous peoples,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message for the Day, observed annually on 2 December.