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Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Putin over Armenian ‘genocide’ comments
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Russia should account for its actions in Ukraine and Crimea before calling the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a “genocide”. …read more Source: Channel...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and three other were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in the east, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash: Reports
Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported on Sunday (Apr 26). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s ceasefire under pressure as one more serviceman killed
A fragile ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists came under renewed pressure on Sunday with the Ukrainian military reporting a serviceman had been killed and seven others wounded in rebel attacks. …read more Source: Channel...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks – Ukraine military
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven servicemen were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attack near Mariupol – military
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s southeast, Kiev’s military said. …read more Source: Channel...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, two wounded near Mariupol
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s south-east, military spokesman Dmytro Gorbunov said. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch expert fired after showing MH17 victim photos
A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
US says Russia adds air defence systems inside Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of building up air defence systems inside eastern Ukraine and of involvement in training exercises of pro-Russian separatists in the area in breach of a European-brokered cease-fire agreement. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, in snub to Moscow, to adopt British war-time symbol, ditch Soviet war name
Ukraine, in a break with tradition that is certain to rile Moscow, is ditching the Soviet name for World War Two and aims to adopt the poppy, a mainly British wartime symbol, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. …read more Source: Channel...
