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UN finds growing signs of Russian involvement in Ukraine war
A separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine is revealing increasing evidence, but not yet conclusive legal proof, of Russian state involvement, senior United Nations human rights officials said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
EU criticises ‘unjustified’ Russian travel blacklist
Russia’s entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders angered Europe and worsened its standoff with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Channel...
Lithuania minister urges pressure on Russia to stop arms at Ukraine border
Lithuania’s foreign minister confirmed on Thursday reports that Russia has been massing troops and weaponry near the border of Ukraine and urged pressure on Moscow until it stops supporting Ukrainian rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed by land mine in east Ukraine: regional chief
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and one wounded when they were blown up by a landmine left by pro-Russian separatists near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of the Kiev-controlled regional administration said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive – Russia masses heavy firepower on border with Ukraine: witness
Russia’s army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week. …read more Source: Channel...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Moscow amid Ukraine tensions
French far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen met a senior Russian official in Moscow on Tuesday, underlining her party’s regular ties with the Kremlin despite East-West tensions smouldering over Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
EU and Ukraine plan joint anti-corruption team
The European Union and Ukraine are planning to set up a joint anti-corruption investigative team by next month to tackle potential misuse of EU funds for Kiev, said an EU official involved in setting up the unit. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Lavrov discusses Syria and Yemen with Kerry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine reports fresh casualties in east, OSCE sees violence spreading
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and eight wounded in fresh separatist attacks, the military said in Kiev on Thursday, as the OSCE security watchdog warned of a “worrisome” spread of violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in fresh fighting in east – Kiev military
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and eight have been wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine in violation of a ceasefire, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
