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Ukraine says missile tests will avoid Crimea, mollifying Russia
Ukraine’s military said its two-day missile drill starting on Thursday would avoid the airspace over Crimea, sidestepping a possible confrontation with Russia which annexed the peninsula in 2014. …read more Source:...
Peace talks on Ukraine end without agreement
Four-way talks on ending a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine finished without a breakthrough on Tuesday, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declaring that “lip service” statements were not enough to achieve lasting peace. …read more Source:...
Obama, Putin speak for four minutes about Syria and Ukraine
US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have spoken for about four minutes at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, a White House official has said. …read more Source:...
Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine
A prominent Russian separatist commander was assassinated in eastern Ukraine on Sunday evening, his allies said on Monday, accusing Ukrainian government forces of murdering him to try to destabilize an already fragile ceasefire. …read more Source:...
MH17 was shot down by Russian-made missile fired from rebel-held area: prosecutors
A Malaysian airliner shot down in eastern Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces, international prosecutors said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Bangladesh turns to Black Sea region for wheat as India supply fades
Grain millers in Bangladesh are boosting their wheat purchases from Russia and Ukraine as cargoes from key exporter India fade due to a supply squeeze in that country. …read more Source:...
Serena eliminated in third round upset
Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams was bundled out of the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament in the third round of the singles on Tuesday after a shock 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. …read more Source:...
Italy’s Campriani takes gold in 10m Air Rifle event
Italy’s Niccolo Campriani won gold in the Olympic men’s 10-metre air rifle on Monday with a score of 206.1 after a poor final shot from Serihy Kulish of Ukraine, widening what had been a razor-thin gap between the two. …read more Source:...
Ukraine sees ulterior motives after car bomb kills journalist
An award-winning journalist working for the online investigative website Ukrayinska Pravda was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev early on Wednesday morning, in what President Petro Poroshenko said was an attempt to destabilize Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Poland beat Ukraine to advance for first time
Poland can prepare for a European Championship last-16 meeting with Switzerland after Jakub Blaszczykowski’s crisp, second-half goal beat already-eliminated Ukraine 1-0 on Tuesday to send them into the knockout stage for the first time. …read more Source:...
