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Moscow threatens to block BBC Russian service
Russia on Tuesday (Aug 5) threatened to block the website of the BBC’s Russian service because it reported an activist’s public appeal to get people to attend a rally mocking Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia mulls retaliation after sanctions hit Crimea airline
August 05, 2014 10:50 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russia is considering retaliating against Western nations after new sanctions grounded a subsidiary of flagship carrier Aeroflot over the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Japan imposes sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Japan extended its sanctions against Russia on Tuesday over current Ukrainian turmoil after a Malaysian passenger plane was allegedly shot down in eastern Ukraine last month. …read more Source: China...
At least 285,000 flee Ukraine crisis: UN
At least 285,000 people have fled their homes because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said Tuesday (Aug 5). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine presses Russia to return soldiers who crossed border
Ukraine said it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum. …read more Source: South China Morning...
About 730,000 Have Left Ukraine for Russia Due to Conflict – United Nations Body
About 730,000 Ukrainians have left the country for Russia this year due to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, the European head of the United Nations agency for refugees said on Tuesday, pointing to a f… …read more Source:...
At least 285,000 flee Ukraine crisis: UN
At least 285,000 people have fled their homes because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said Tue …read more Source: The Korea...
Ukraine closes in on rebel stronghold
DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) ―Ukraine said Monday its forces were closing in on the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk and urg …read more Source: The Korea...
Humanitarian crisis feared as power and food supplies dwindle in eastern Ukrainian city
Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry. Store shelves are emptying fast, and those who haven’t managed to flee must drink untreated tap water. With little medicine left, doctors are sending patients home. As Ukrainian...
Ukrainian troops cross into Russia to avoid fighting, talks underway
Ukraine said on Monday it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum.Fighting hampers MH17 crash investigation Ukrainian forces advance in east as Russia, West...
