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Kiev accuses Russians of not wanting peace
Ukraine accused Russia today of resisting a peaceful end to fighting in eastern Ukraine, and called for weapons from its allies, saying it is striving to settle the separatist conflict. “The situation is difficult. Russia does not want peace,” Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told parliament. He accused Moscow of failing to uphold...
Dutch expert fired after showing MH17 victim photos
THE HAGUE: A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said Thursday. “The collaboration with George Maat has been terminated,” Justice Minister Ard van der Steur told lawmakers in parliament....
Dutch expert suspended after showing MH17 victim photos
THE HAGUE: A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been suspended after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, police said Thursday. “He has been suspended from his work and we’ll see if other measures need to be taken,” Thomas Aling, spokesman for the...
Kiev to ask EU to send experts to eastern Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine will ask the European Union next Monday to send experts to eastern Ukraine to carry out missions ranging from removing mines to training police, its ambassador in Brussels said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Pentagon denies Moscow claim of U.S. troops in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that U.S. troops were training Ukrainian forces in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, but the Pentagon flatly denied it, accusing Moscow of a “ridiculous attempt” to obscure its own activity in the region. …read more Source: The...
Kerry told Russia in phone call to pull forces from Ukraine-official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart in a phone call on Wednesday that Russia must withdraw its forces from eastern Ukraine, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Pentagon denies 'ridiculous' claim U.S. troops in eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Thursday denied Russian allegations that U.S. troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, calling Moscow’s claims a “ridiculous attempt to shift the focus” from its own activities in the region. …read more Source: The...
Putin ally says Russia-EU crisis may be easing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior Russian politician suggested on Thursday the worst was over in a crisis in relations between the European Union and Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine and called for better cooperation with Brussels. …read more Source: The...
Russian defence ministry says U.S. troops in east Ukraine – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and are training Ukrainian forces, Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Dutch expert suspended after showing victim photos
THE HAGUE: A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been suspended after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, police said Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
