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Russia Makes Rival UN Move on MH17 Probe After Dismissing Tribunal Bid
Jul21

Russia Makes Rival UN Move on MH17 Probe After Dismissing Tribunal Bid

Russia is pushing for a greater UN role in an investigation into what caused the downing of a passenger plane in eastern Ukraine after dismissing a proposal by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Be… …read more Source:...

US-led drills in Ukraine may threaten peace process: Moscow
Jul20

US-led drills in Ukraine may threaten peace process: Moscow

Moscow said on Monday that US-led military exercises in western Ukraine that began this week may have “explosive” consequences and threaten to derail the peace process in the separatist east. …read more Source: The Times of...

Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
Jul19

Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier

Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Saturday of shelling residential areas despite a ceasefire, reporting four civilians and one soldier killed following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month. …read more Source: The Times of...

Obama prepares to cut Putin’s cash flow if he doesn’t play ball over Ukraine
Jul18

Obama prepares to cut Putin’s cash flow if he doesn’t play ball over Ukraine

The United States is preparing to punish Russia by starving off its access to western credit if President Putin does not meet demands for peace in Ukraine, it has been reported. …read more Source: The Times of...

Water, power return to Syria’s Aleppo after three week cut: Monitor
Jul18

Water, power return to Syria’s Aleppo after three week cut: Monitor

Mains water and electricity have returned to large parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo following a three-week cut after rebels stopped water supplies to pressure the government, a group monitoring the war said on Saturday. Al Qaeda’s Nusra Front stopped supplies to government and insurgent-held areas of Aleppo by closing the city’s...

Rebel shelling in east Ukraine kills three civilians, soldier: Ukraine military
Jul18

Rebel shelling in east Ukraine kills three civilians, soldier: Ukraine military

Three civilians have been killed by shelling by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist eastern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Times of...

Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force
Jul18

Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force

Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...

Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force
Jul18

Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. The new reserve force has been discussed for several years and was first ordered by Putin in 2012 shortly after his re-election as...

4 Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine
Jul18

4 Dead as Fighting Flares in East Ukraine

Three civilians and one Ukrainian soldier have been killed over the past day in renewed fighting in the east of the country, where pro-Russian rebels are waging an insurgency, Kiev said today. …read more Source:...

A year after MH17, intelligence agencies slow to share threat data with pilots
Jul18

A year after MH17, intelligence agencies slow to share threat data with pilots

A year after the downing of MH17, Europe’s intelligence agencies remain reluctant to share information that might help airlines detect threats from ground-based conflicts in future, the region’s aviation safety chief said on Friday. Malaysia Airlines flight 17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine...