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Netherlands, M’sia push for UN tribunal for MH17 culprits
NEW YORK: The Netherlands, Malaysia and three other countries want a UN tribunal to be set up to try those responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine last year, a senior diplomat said Wednesday. Malaysia is expected to present a draft resolution to the Security Council next month on setting up the tribunal, said the...
Britain to step up training for Ukrainian armed forces
Britain will step up its program of training for the Ukrainian armed forces, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced Wednesday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Putin warns to cancel gas discount for Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday suggested to cancel the discount for natural gas supply to Ukraine considering the oil price drop. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Britain to step up training for Ukrainian armed forces: Defense Ministry
Britain will step up its program of training for the Ukrainian armed forces, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced Wednesday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/25/c_134353312.htm target=_blank title="Britain to step up training for Ukrainian armed forces: Defense Ministry”...
Ukraine’s Opposition Bloc urges unilateral implementation of Minsk accord
Ukraine’s Opposition Bloc on Wednesday called on the government to unilaterally fulfill the Minsk peace agreement in an attempt to put an end to the conflict in eastern regions. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/24/c_134353127.htm target=_blank title="Ukraine’s Opposition Bloc urges...
International Tibunal Looks Like Best Chance for MH17 Justice
Amsterdam. The Netherlands is discussing with its allies an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, sources familiar with the discussions have told Reuters. The chance of a successful prosecution is considered slim at best but the Dutch still hope that, by...
British queen says must guard against division in Europe
BERLIN: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth urged Europe on Wednesday to guard against division in the continent, at a state banquet in Berlin where Germany’s president declared: “the European Union needs Great Britain”. On the first full day of her visit to Germany, the queen said she and German President Joachim Gauck had seen “the worst but...
NATO says won’t be dragged into arms race with Russia
BRUSSELS: The head of NATO said on Wednesday the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia but said what he called Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine had compelled it to strengthen its defenses. The United States announced plans this week to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO member states on Russia’s border,...
‘Nearly half’ of MH17’s wreckage still in Ukraine
A piece of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is pictured in a field near the village of Grabove, in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk in July 2014 -© AFP/File KIEV: A top pro-Russian rebel said Wednesday that nearly half the wreckage of the Malaysia Airline jet shot down over Ukraine last year remain strewn across fields...
NATO Says Won’t be Dragged Into Arms Race With Russia
The head of NATO said on Wednesday the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia but said what he called Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine had compelled it to strengthen its defences. …read more Source:...
