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My captivity in Ukraine reveals when amateurs succumb to hatred
In eastern Ukraine, one text message can turn you into an enemy. In my case, it was sent to my father. “Talked to Borodai at night,” it said about an interview I had with a rebel leader. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Navy Day highlights new reality for Russia, Ukraine
Russia holds Navy Day parade in newly annexed Crimea while Ukraine moves its celebrations to Odessa.Fighting complicates Ukraine crash probe, US, EU prepare Russia sanctionsRussia’s Navy Day …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Fighting complicates Ukraine crash probe, US, EU prepare Russia sanctions
Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed further complicated an investigation on Sunday as Europe and the United States prepared economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia accuses US of hindering OSCE in Ukraine
GRABOVE (UKRAINE) – Russia accused the United States of hindering the OSCE’s work in Ukraine, as fighting raged around the crash site of flight MH17 and the Netherlands scrapped plans for an armed international mission to secure the area. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia says chance of MH17 site visit not good
The chances of Dutch and Australian police reaching the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are not good, and the effort could take days, a senior Australian official said Monday.An unarmed team of Dutch and Australian officers was forced to drop their plans to visit the site Sunday as heavy bombardments rocked towns close to the area...
Lavrov, Kerry urge for ceasefire, negotiation in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine’s conflict zone as well as negotiations between the conflicting parties, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. …read more Source:...
Russia has fired rockets into Ukraine—US images
WASHINGTON—The United States stepped up pressure on Moscow on Sunday by releasing satellite images it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighboring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for pro-Russian separatists has crossed the border. The images, which came from the U.S. Director of National Intelligence and...
Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site
Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month.The U.S. State Department, meanwhile, released satellite images that it says back up its claims that rockets have been fired from Russia into...
U.S., Europe Demand Harsher Russia Sanctions
A senior British official is calling for the 2018 World Cup to be moved from Russia as punishment for the country’s role in the Ukraine crisis, as calls intensify from both sides of the Atlantic for tougher sanctions on Moscow. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg demanded stricter sanctions a… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Ukraine fighting blocks international team access to MH17 crash site
Fighting around the site of the Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine prevented a visit by international experts yesterday, although Malaysia said separatists had agreed to allow international police and investigators into the area. …read more Source: South China Morning...
