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Russian aid trucks begin to leave Ukraine
Hundreds of trucks from a bitterly disputed Russian aid convoy to rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Saturday rolled back across the border and into a Russian border town called Donetsk, which bears the same name as the largest rebel-held city in Ukraine. An Associated Press reporter counted 225 of the white tarp-covered trucks as they drove […] The...
U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions
The United States on Friday demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it has sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of its former Soviet neighbor and threatening more sanctions. Moscow, which has thousands of troops close to the Russian side of the border, warned against any...
World › West condemns Russia over convoy to Ukraine
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on Friday as Moscow sent more than 130 trucks rolling across the border in what it said was a mission to deliver humanitarian aid. Ukraine called it a “direct invasion,” and the U.S. and NATO condemned it as well. In another ominous turn… …read more Source: Japan...
World › Russia targets McDonald’s in expanding East-West trade war
Russian authorities launched nationwide inspections of McDonald’s restaurants Thursday after shutting several wildly-popular Moscow locations on apparent government orders aimed at striking back against biting Western sanctions. It was the latest salvo in Russia’s escalating and economically-bruising trade war with Europe and the...
Russian aid convoy starting to enter Ukraine
Fierce fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what appeared to be a last-gasp attempt by government troops to snatch back territory from pro-Russian separatists before the arrival of a Russian aid convoy overseen by the Red Cross. Trucks loaded with water, generators and sleeping bags for desperate civilians in the besieged city of […]...
World › Ukraine warplane shot down as clashes kill dozens
A Ukrainian warplane was blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory Wednesday as fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents left dozens of civilians dead. Fighting intensified as Kiev appeared to ramp up a deadly offensive to crush the ailing rebellion in the east ahead of a fresh… …read more Source: Japan...
Ukrainian troops take over much of Luhansk
After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made significant gains Wednesday into rebel-held territory, capturing a large part of the city of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city, in fighting that left at least 52 dead. Ukrainian troops have been trying for weeks to drive the rebels out […]...
World › Melbourne most ‘liveable city;’ Damascus last
Melbourne tops the ranking as the world’s most pleasant city to live in for the fourth year running, but an Economist Intelligence Unit poll also finds that turmoil in Ukraine and the Middle East have pushed other cities down the list. Vienna, Vancouver and Toronto captured 2nd, 3rd and 4th… …read more Source: Japan...
Kiev’s forces press attacks on rebel-held areas; Poroshenko to meet Merkel, Putin
Government troops pressed attacks Tuesday in the two largest cities held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, while Kiev also pursued diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict that has killed more than 2,000 and displaced another 300,000. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko prepared to host German Chancellor Angela Merkel this weekend...
Ukrainian government troops inch closer to rebel city
The Ukrainian government has captured most of a town near Donetsk, tightening the noose around the key rebel-held stronghold, officials said on Tuesday. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a Facebook post that one soldier was killed and four wounded when a volunteer battalion came under mortar fire before entering the town of Ilovaysk, 18 […]...
