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Ukraine MH17 Initial Crash Report Due
A highly anticipated preliminary report into what brought down Malaysia flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine will be released on Tuesday, hoping to shed light on the air disaster that claimed the lives of… …read more Source:...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss Ukraine crisis
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko talked over phone about ways to end the crisis in east Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday.”The two presidents continued the Saturday talk on steps that would facilitate a peaceful settlement.. …read more Source: India...
Hungary to contribute to NATO force
Budapest: Hungraian Defence Minister Csaba Hende on Monday said his country will definitely contribute manpower to the rapid reaction force NATO is establishing in response to Ukraine crisis.He was speaking on the public radio about an agreement to set up a new rapid reaction f.. …read more Source: India...
Russia says might close airspace in response to new Western sanctions
Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Russia will”certainly”react if the EU imposes new sanctions against it for allegedly”destabilizing eastern Ukraine. “The EU and the United States have slapped sanctions against Moscow to punish its alleged military assistance to insurgents in eastern Ukraine. …read more...
Russia may close airspace after new Western sanctions
Moscow: Russia does not rule out the possibility of closing its airspace in response to new Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.”If there are sanctions connected with energy or further restrictions on our financial secto.. …read more Source: India...
EU Tightens Sanctions Against Russia
The European Union is expanding sanctions against Russia as reports of new fighting in Ukraine threaten a fragile cease-fire agreement. The new measures are expected to go into effect in the coming days if the cease-fire fails to hold. EU officials say the latest sanctions are reversible, … …read more Source: The Chosun...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko talked by phone about ways to end the crisis in east Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday. …read more Source:...
EU announces new package of sanctions against Russia
The European Union announced a new package of restrictive measures against Russia over Moscow’s alleged role in “destabilising” eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China...
World › Ukraine’s leader rallies for unity in key city
Seeking to rally national unity, President Petro Poroshenko visited a southeastern port Monday that has been assaulted for days by Russian-backed separatists and declared the city would remain a part of Ukraine. After a series of military defeats to increasingly confident rebel forces in the country’s eastern regions, Ukraine signed…...
U.S. lawmakers want Ukraine leader to address Congress
Top U.S. senators on Monday pressed for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to address a joint session of Congress when he visits Washington on Sept. 18. Kiev’s government and military are facing pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine and U.S. lawmakers want President Barack Obama’s administration to “extend a hand of friendship to...
