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Russia and Nato square off over Ukraine
Moscow’s surprise announcement that it plans to adopt a beefed-up new military doctrine adds a threatening new layer of tensions ahead of the Nato summit. …read more Source: The...
UN: More than one million people now displaced due to Ukraine conflict
United Nations refugee agency says more are fleeing the fighting. …read more Source:...
Russia to ‘amend defence policy’ towards NATO
Moscow vows to adopt beefed up military policy over NATO plans to create rapid-response force in wake of Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: AL...
Kiev warns of ‘great war’ with Russia as its forces retreat
KIEV — Ukrainian forces ceded a strategic eastern airport to pro-Russian insurgents on Monday as the government in Kiev accused Moscow of launching a “great war” that could claim tens of thousands of lives. The sense of foreboding in Kiev came as European-mediated talks over the fast-escalating crisis opened in the Belorussian c...
Ukraine: Russia’s ‘open aggression’ driving rebel advance
Poroshenko to make high-level changes in Army personnel; Russia denies military involvement in the east; China: More EU sanctions will complicate the crisis. …read more Source: Yedioth...
What are Russia’s plans for eastern Ukraine?
The EU threatens further sanctions amid continuing accusations of Russian military involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine’s troops retreat from vital airport
Soldiers abandon defence of an airport in Luhansk after heavy clashes with what Kiev says are Russian tanks. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko accuses Russia of ‘direct and open aggression’
Russia calls for east Ukraine independence as talks resume; Putin hopes ‘common sense’ prevails in West when considering new sanctions. …read more Source:...
Russia urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ukraine
Russian foreign minister says peace talks should be devoted to agreeing on an immediate ceasefire without conditions. …read more Source: AL...
Conquer or compromise: Putin’s moment of truth in Ukraine
Ultra-nationalists are furious at the Russian president for his ‘hesitancy,’ while the West is threatening new sanctions if his forces remain. …read more Source:...
