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US leads military drills in Ukraine while fighting continues in east
US-led military exercises involving 15 countries were set to begin in Ukraine yesterday, as fighting rumbled on in the restive east between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in violation of a ceasefire. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Putin wants to ‘eliminate’ my country, Ukraine’s PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk says
Tensions over Ukraine festered after Kiev accused the Kremlin of seeking to “eliminate” the pro-Western former Soviet nation while Moscow charged Washington with orchestrating the crisis. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine PM says country is ‘still in a state of war’
Ukraine is “still in a state of war” with neighbouring Russia despite a ceasefire between Kiev’s forces and Moscow-backed rebels in the east, the country’s prime minister said on Saturday shortly after a second convoy of Russian trucks rolled into Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russian aid convoy crosses border into Ukraine
The first 35 vehicles in a second Russian aid convoy heading for rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine have crossed the border, Russian news agencies reported late on Friday. …read more Source: South China Morning...
U.S. expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The United States on Friday slapped tougher sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, targeting Russia’s largest bank and leading energy and defense technology firms. …read more Source:...
US slaps new sanctions on Russian companies over Ukraine
The European Union imposed fresh sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis yesterday as Moscow angrily accused its foes of trying to wreck the push for peace. …read more Source: South China Morning...
EU accused of wrecking push for peace with fresh sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The European Union imposed fresh sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis yesterday as Moscow angrily accused its foes of trying to wreck the push for peace. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels exchange prisoners in ceasefire deal
Government and rebel forces early on Friday exchanged dozens of prisoners captured during fighting in Ukraine, as part of a ceasefire agreement sealed earlier this month. …read more Source: South China Morning...
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia
The European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting some of its largest companies, in a response to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: China...
MH17 crash site still too unsafe for investigators, says Dutch defence minister
The site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashed two months ago is still too unsafe for investigators to resume the recovery of victims’ remains, Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said on Thursday. …read more Source: South China Morning...
