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Ukraine tensions spike as Russia backs rebel vote
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Izvestia newspaper on Tuesday that the rebel elections, due to take place this weekend, should “go ahead as agreed” and Russia will “recognise the results” …read more Source: Channel...
MH17: PM Najib vows to bring culprits to justice
DUBAI: Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17, but said he feared fighting in Ukraine might block access to the crash site. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine tensions spike as Russia backs rebel vote
MOSCOW – Moscow and Kiev are set to crunch hold talks over a gas dispute Wednesday, a day after Russia ratcheted up tensions by saying it will recognise separatist polls in east Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine tensions spike as Russia backs rebel vote
Moscow and Kiev are set to crunch hold talks over a gas dispute Wednesday, a day after Russia ratcheted up tensions by saying it will recognise separatist polls in east Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Izvestia newspaper on Tuesday that the rebel elections, due to take place this weekend, should “go ahead as...
Poland says it will bolster its eastern military capacity amid Russia tensions
Poland plans to increase its number of troops in the country’s east amid tension with Russia over the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Tuesday. “We’d like to reinforce our units in Poland’s east,” which borders Ukraine, he told Polish public radio. He added that it was “too early” to go...
Russia to roll out 'Victory' budget airline
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot will name its new low-cost airline Pobeda, or Victory, a symbol of defiance against Western sanctions over Ukraine that grounded the budget brand’s predecessor. …read more Source: The...
Russia angers Ukraine with backing for rebel polls
Moscow (AFP) – Russia announced Tuesday it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, fuelling tensions with the countrys newly elected pro-Western leaders as they negotiate on forming a coalition government.The rebel elections on Sunday should go ahead as agreed, and Russia will recognise the results, Foreign Minister Sergei...
Russia to recognise leadership votes in Ukraine’s rebel-held east
Russia has announced it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, fuelling tensions with the country’s newly elected pro-Western leaders as they negotiate on forming a coalition government. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Rebels let besieged Ukraine troops retreat from checkpoint
October 29, 2014 3:35 AMSMILE, Ukraine (AFP) – More than 100 besieged Ukrainian soldiers, surrounded for nearly a fortnight at their checkpoint near Lugansk, were allowed to retreat after an agreement with pro-Russian insurgents, a rebel leader said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
MH17 prosecutor open to theory another plane shot down airliner — Der Spiegel
AMSTERDAM: Dutch prosecutors investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 believed that the aircraft might have been shot down from the air but that a ground-to-air missile attack is more likely, a senior prosecutor said in a German media interview.The Russian government has always said it had radar imagery proving the...
