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European politicians ‘proud’ to be on Russian blacklist
European politicians who discovered they were on a Russian travel blacklist said Saturday they were proud of being included and would continue speaking out against Russia’s policy towards Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia issues blacklist, bars EU politicians: Dutch PM
Moscow has issued a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin makes troop deaths in peacetime operations a ‘state secret’
Putin bans revealing information about troop deaths in “special operations” during peacetime, as the Kremlin continues to rebuff accusations its soldiers are fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin makes troop deaths in peacetime operations a state secret
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree making military losses in ‘special operations’ during peacetime a state secret, as the Kremlin continues to rebuff accusations its troops are fighting in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO Believes Russia Can Take Over Kiev, Baltic Countries within Two Days
NATO Believes Russia Can Take Over Kiev, Baltic Countries within Two Days …read more Source:...
German minister to visit Ukraine amid fears over truce
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, the government in Berlin said, voicing fears about a possible “new military escalation” in the separatist conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
7 civilians, fighters killed in new Ukraine unrest
Ukrainian government and rebel officials say seven people have been killed over the last day of fighting between armed forces and separatists. …read more Source: The Daily...
Obama Says Russia Adopting ’Increasingly Aggressive Posture’
US President Barack Obama accused Russia of toughening its battlefield stance Tuesday, as he met with the NATO secretary general to discuss the rolling crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Six Killed in East Ukraine Fighting
Four separatists, a Ukrainian soldier and one civilian were killed in clashes that broke out over the past 24 hours in violation of a February truce deal, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
One Ukrainian servicemen killed in rebel attack on ambulance
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded when pro-Russian separatists attacked a military ambulance near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of the Kiev-controlled regional administration said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
