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Russia: Small military mission in east Ukraine at Kiev’s request
General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, said that “representatives of Russian Armed Forces” had been sent to the town of Debaltseve in east Ukraine at the request of Ukraine’s Joint Staff. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Holds for 2nd Day
Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels are largely honoring a declared halt in hostilities for a second consecutive day in eastern Ukraine. Only sporadic gunfire was reported early Wednesday – 24 hours after both sides began observing the so-called “Day of Silence.” It is designed to encourage both sides to observe the wider...
Russian PM Medvedev says Crimea is Russia’s destiny
“Crimea is not an economic issue,” he said in an interview with Russian media. …read more Source: World...
UN: Record numbers trying and dying to reach Europe
More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday, urging governments to take more action to save lives.More than 207,000 people have made the risky sea crossing since January, almost three times the previous high of 70,000 during the Libyan civil war in 2011, the UNHCR...
Ukraine accuses rebels of violating ‘Day of Silence’
Kiev’s military said troops had recorded 13 violations by rebels shelling Ukrainian positions, highlighting two artillery attacks on the airport of rebel-held Donetsk …read more Source: World...
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
AMSTERDAM: Crash investigators were to begin reconstructing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 shot down over eastern Ukraine in July, killing all 298 people on board, after wreckage arrived by truck at a Dutch air force hangar on Tuesday. Members of the national Safety Board will piece together the remains of the plane to determine exactly what...
Crimea – Russia bridge is on hold
Russian bridge extending to Crimea has no go ahead. …read more Source: World...
Wreckage of flight MH17 arrives in the Netherlands
Relatives of passengers killed in Ukraine crash await remains of Malaysia Airlines flight. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia turns Ukraine’s gas tap on after pre-payment
The legal procedure for Russia to export gas to Ukraine began when Ukraine’s Naftogaz company pre-paid $378 million on Dec. 5 for the receipt of one billion cubic meters of gas. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia ‘could lose most’ from South Stream stoppage
Cancellation of oil project a setback for Russia, which wants to weaken its dependence on Ukraine as pipeline transit country, analyst says …read more Source: Anadolu...
