RUSSIA

Evening Star, Issue 17225, 15 December 1919, Page 10

RUSSIA

BOLSHEVIKS REOCCUPYING UKRAINE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 12. A Bolshevik communique states: We have entered Kharkoff. It is reported in London that the Bolsheviks have been driven out of Kieff, but there is no official confirmation. It is reported that the Bolsheviks have captured Poltava. Authentic information from South Russia shows that Bolsheviks have occupied Bielgorod, and are now within 50 miles of Kharkoff. 11 j iS i feared thafc Kieff is almost surrounded. The situation causes anxiety owing to the inability of Kolchak and ludenitch to exercise pressure, thus perDwiiki 8 th ° RedS t0 SW9ep d ° Wn Upon LITVINOFFS TERMS. COPENHAGEN, December 11. M. Litvinoff announces that the only conditions the Soviet Government would put forward as a basis of peace would be the abstention from interference by any foreign Power in Russia's internal administration. Reuter's Telegrams. An agreement has been reached at a conference between Captain O'Grady and M. Litvinoff, whereby the Soviet Government will permit the despatch of warm clothing, food, drugs, and: money to British prisoners, in return for permission to load a ship with drugs for tjieir own use. Arrangements are also made to exchange letters at stated intervals, enabling the British and Russian prisoners to com" mumcate with their homes. Meanwhile the prospect of an agreement on the whole exchange and repatriation question is not unpromising. ALLIED REJECTION. COPENHAGEN, December 13. llie British, American, French, and Italian Ministers rejoeted the Soviet's peace offer, pointing out that Litvinoff has broken the conditions of the Copenhagen conference. ° ON THE VOLGA. WRANGEL DEFEATS BOLSHEVIKS. LONDON. December 13. A War Office communique reports Bolsheviks, after the failure of their attack on lsantsyn, on the Lower Volga, on December 1, are hurriedly- retreating, with the Caucasus army in close pursuit. The latter have captured Dubovka, on the • g -, a onn° ve T3arit «:-n> and Prudki, taking 1,200 prisoners and six guns. [A message dated December 5 states that General Wrangel, Don Cossack leader of Demkin s right wing, had be?n forced to retreat on the Tsaritsvn defences ]