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Russia submits alternative UN resolution on MH17
Russia on Monday introduced an alternative draft resolution at the UN Security Council in a bid to thwart the creation of a tribunal that would prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia makes rival UN move on MH17 probe
Russia is pushing for a greater UN role in an investigation into what caused the downing of a passenger plane in eastern Ukraine after dismissing a proposal by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine for a UN-backed tribunal. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia makes rival UN move on MH17 probe after dismissing tribunal bid
Russia is pushing for a greater U.N. role in an investigation into what caused the downing of a passenger plane in eastern Ukraine after dismissing a proposal by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine for a U.N.-backed tribunal. …read more Source: Channel...
Daughter of ex-Russian PM, defying Kremlin, eyes top post in key Ukraine region
The daughter of a former Russian prime minister on Monday defended her decision to assume a top post in a key Ukrainian region, describing Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea as amoral and denouncing “Soviet-style banditry”. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, rebels trade blame over shelling of central Donetsk
The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Sunday of shelling residential districts of separatist-held Donetsk overnight, the first attack on central parts of the city since a February ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: Channel...
Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Saturday of shelling residential areas despite a ceasefire, reporting four civilians and one soldier killed following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebel shelling in east Ukraine kills three civilians, soldier – Ukraine military
Three civilians have been killed by shelling by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist eastern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month. …read more Source: Channel...
Memorials for MH17 victims as calls grow for justice
Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine joined emotional memorials as calls mounted for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany, France call for Minsk agreement to be fully effective by end 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande held a telephone conversation with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Friday to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine, the French presidency said. …read more Source: Channel...
