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Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive – NATO commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s military may be taking advantage of a recent lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine to lay the groundwork for a new military offensive, NATO’s top commander told the U.S. Congress on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Western leaders note progress in ceasefire in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko noted “certain progress” in a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine during a telephone conversation, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: The...
Search of Ukraine MH17 crash site over: Dutch team
THE HAGUE: Dutch and international investigators have finished recovering human remains and wreckage from the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, the mission’s head said on Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukrainian rebels expel foreign aid group IRC
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Representatives of a New York-based aid group were expelled from separatist-held territories in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after rebels closed down their operational base, accusing them of spying. …read more Source: The...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in separatist attacks – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed in fresh separatist attacks on government forces in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, Interfax news agency quoted the Ukrainian military as saying. …read more Source: The...
Foreign donors raise 180 mn euros for new Chernobyl cover
LONDON: International donors agreed to pay an extra 180 million euros (US$201 million) to fund a new cover for the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant at a conference in London on Wednesday. “Chernobyl pledging event raises 180 million euros to close funding gap,” the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which is...
Ukraine probes alleged embezzlement linked to oligarch
KIEV: Ukrainian police have launched a criminal probe against ex-employees of a state gas company over their dealings with an oligarch whom the United States wants to extradite, the government said Wednesday. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the investigation was opened after the government went to court over the alleged embezzlement. The...
Forest fire threatens Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear zone
KIEV (Reuters) – A forest fire in northern Ukraine threatened on Tuesday to spread towards the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) on Tuesday, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a post on Facebook. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says it aims to prevent Russian attacks at WW II commemorations
KIEV(Reuters) – Ukraine is planning an operation involving tens of thousands of police to guard against any attack by separatists or Russian agents during World War Two commemorations next month, security chiefs said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and 14 others wounded as pro-Russian separatists significantly increased attacks on government forces despite a ceasefire, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
