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US to move ahead with training Ukrainian guardsmen – Pentagon
About 290 U.S. Army paratroopers will travel to western Ukraine next month to train three battalions of Ukrainian national guard troops, the Pentagon said on Thursday, moving ahead with a long-planned mission that was delayed due to a peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine stuck on an IMF dripfeed a year after Crimea seizure
In eight International Monetary Fund programs since independence in 1991, Ukraine has completed just one successfully. A year on from Russia’s seizure of Crimea, it looks unlikely it will live up to the terms of its latest deal with the IMF also. …read more Source: Channel...
Fragment from MH17 crash site supports missile theory – Dutch TV
A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting a theory that the plane was downed by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
EU likely to keep Russia sanctions after Merkel weighs in
European Union leaders look likely to keep economic sanctions on Russia in place until a Ukraine ceasefire deal is fully working, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday it would be wrong to ease pressure on Moscow prematurely. …read more Source: Channel...
EU won’t lift sanctions on Russia until Minsk conditions met – Merkel
Europe will not lift sanctions on Russia imposed over the Ukraine crisis until the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire deal have been met, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday before EU leaders discuss the issue at a summit in Brussels. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian treaty with rebel Georgian region alarms West
President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with Georgia’s rebel South Ossetia region on Wednesday that almost completely integrates it with Russia, alarming Georgia and the West a year after Moscow took over Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
Sweden security forces fear Russian military operations
Sweden’s security services said on Wednesday they feared possible Russian military operations against their country following an increase in espionage activity since the Ukraine crisis erupted a year ago. …read more Source: Channel...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in separatist east – Kiev military
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and five were wounded in attacks by rebels in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire agreement with the Russian-backed separatists, a Kiev military spokesman said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
EU’s Tusk discussing Russia sanctions proposal with Merkel, Hollande
European Council President Donald Tusk is discussing a proposal with the German and French leaders that would link European Union sanctions on Russia to full implementation of a Ukraine ceasefire accord, a senior EU official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
One year on, Russians celebrate Crimea’s annexation
Russians are marking the first anniversary of the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
