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World › Ukraine moves to cut off separatist zone
Ukraine announced passport controls around pro-Russian rebel areas Thursday, effectively acknowledging the breaking away of the separatist zone, as intense shelling in Donetsk stirred fears of renewed full-scale fighting. Ukraine’s border guards service said anyone crossing in or out of rebel areas will now have to present a passport....
Ukraine moves to cut off separatist zone
Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine announced passport controls around pro-Russian rebel areas Thursday, effectively acknowledging the breaking away of the separatist zone, as intense shelling in Donetsk stirred fears of renewed full-scale fighting.Ukraines border guards service said anyone crossing in or out of rebel areas will now have to...
MH17 Crash Investigators Seek Local Help to Reach Wreckage in Conflict Zone
Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their re… …read more Source:...
Putin discusses ‘deterioration’ in east Ukraine with top security chiefs
November 07, 2014 4:56 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with top security chiefs on Thursday over a“deterioration of the situation” in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian rebels there accused Kiev of launching a new offensive in violation of a ceasefire. …read more Source: The Straits...
Conditions not met for warships delivery to Russia: French PM
Until the Ukrainian crisis erupted this year the contract to build and sell two mammoth Mistral-class assault ships to the Russian navy had been firmly on track. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin discusses 'deterioration' in east Ukraine with security chiefs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the “deterioration of the situation” in eastern Ukraine with security chiefs on Thursday, Russian news agencies quoted his spokesman as saying. …read more Source: The...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed as rebels intensify offensive
Kiev: At least three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and four wounded Thursday afternoon in an intensified offensive carried out by independence-seeking insurgents in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesperson said.Most of the casualties occurred in an assault on the government-co.. …read more Source: India...
Putin beats Obama in Forbes power ranking
For a second year in a row, Russian President Vladimir Putin has beaten Barack Obama to the title of world’s most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes. In a year in which Russia annexed Crimea, stoked a conflict in Ukraine and clinched a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline deal with China that Forbes called the world’s largest...
Ukraine isolates rebel territory with passports rule
KIEV – Ukraine announced passport controls around pro-Russian separatist territories Thursday, as heavy artillery fire erupted in rebel-held Donetsk and Russia accused its neighbour of “crudely” violating the ceasefire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 crash investigators seek local help to reach wreckage in conflict zone
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their reach because of a continuing pro-Russian insurrection. …read more Source: The...
