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Shelling Rocks Rebel Stronghold Donetsk in East Ukraine
New shelling rocked the pro-Russian rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday despite a fragile ceasefire. …read more Source:...
West Confronts Vladimir Putin at Asia-Pacific Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday had a close-up brush with Western anger over the Ukraine crisis and the downing of Flight MH17, as the White House warned that his sanctions-hit government … …read more Source:...
Heavy Shelling in East Ukraine Increases Fears Over Ceasefire
Heavy shelling resumed around the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, increasing concerns a ceasefire between the rebels and government … …read more Source:...
Dutch Team in Fresh Bid to Recover MH17 Wreckage
Dutch investigators accompanied by armed rebels arrived near the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday hoping to recover debris from the doomed airliner amid fears all-out fighting could break… …read more Source:...
Obama and Putin Discussed Ukraine, Iran and Syria: White House
US President Barack Obama met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit on Tuesday, the White House said. …read more Source:...
UK Doesn’t Want New Cold War With Russia But Can’t Ignore Ukraine: David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday Britain didn’t want a new Cold War with Russia, but signalled he was ready to back tougher sanctions against Moscow if it continued to destabilise Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Netherlands Holds Memorial for MH17 Victims
The Netherlands on Monday held a sombre and emotional memorial for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source:...
Tough Questions Linger for Russia Over MH17 Disaster
Nearly four months after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, the disaster remains highly controversial as the Netherlands on Monday holds a memorial cer… …read more Source:...
Worst East Ukraine Shelling for Month as Ceasefire Looks in Doubt
East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that … …read more Source:...
Japan PM Shinzo Abe Urges Vladimir Putin to Ensure Ukraine Ceasefire Holds
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in ensuring that a shaky ceasefire in Ukraine holds. …read more Source:...
