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Russia claims Kerry is ‘hindering’ OSCE in Ukraine
Russia’s foreign minister on Sunday accused his U.S. counterpart of hindering the OSCE’s work in Ukraine and urged him to stop, Moscow said in a statement, as fighting raged around the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17. Sergei Lavrov in a telephone conversation “asked John Kerry to order his subordinates to stop hindering the...
Stronger rules needed on flight paths: Malaysia Airlines official
The commercial director of Malaysia Airlines on Sunday (July 27) called for a complete overhaul of the way flight paths are deemed safe following the downing of flight MH17 by a suspected missile over rebel-held eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
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...
Ukraine rebels appeal to WWII spirit with Soviet posters
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine are turning to Soviet World War II posters to spread their message of fighting against Ukrainian “fascists” in a part of the world that was flattened by Nazi troops. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Fighting Complicates MH17 Crash Probe, US, European Union 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 c… …read more Source:...
Military Mission to MH17 Crash Site ‘Unrealistic’: Dutch PM
An international military mission to secure the MH17 crash site in rebel-held Ukraine is currently “unrealistic,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Sunday. …read more Source:...
MH17 armed mission ‘unrealistic’ as Ukraine fighting kills 13: Dutch PM
Dutch authorities probing the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 said on Sunday (July 27) it was “unrealistic” to send armed troops to secure the crash site, after 13 people including two children were killed in fierce fighting in insurgent-held east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
US says photos show Russian artillery fired on Ukraine
The United States has released satellite images to bolster its claim that Russian artillery fired across the border into Ukraine, targeting government forces in support of separatist rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
Pope urges peace in Middle East, Ukraine for children’s sake
Pope Francis on Sunday (July 27) called on warring parties in the Middle East, Iraq and Ukraine to put an end to violence which is wounding and killing countless children. …read more Source: Channel...
US mulling helping Ukraine target deadly rebel missile systems
Washington: The Pentagon and American intelligence agencies are developing plans that would enable the US to provide specific locations of deadly surface-to-air missiles with pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine that could be targeted and destroyed by the Ukrainian government, .. …read more Source: India...
