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Russia denies troop deployments in eastern Ukraine
The denial comes after NATO accused Russia of sending tanks, artillery, air defence systems and combat troops across the border into rebel-controlled areas in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
New Ukraine offensive ‘unlikely’ despite build-up fears
The amount of military hardware being moved into the war-torn region is insufficient for a major operation, which would probably not be launched during Ukraine’s harsh winter, said experts. …read more Source: Channel...
More Russia sanctions if Ukraine not resolved: Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron said existing sanctions imposed by the West were having an impact on Russia’s economy. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia on the spot as fears mount over east Ukraine conflict
International pressure on Russia was mounting on Thursday (Nov 13) after NATO accused it of deploying tanks, troops and military hardware to eastern Ukraine which could fuel a return to all-out conflict. …read more Source: Channel...
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine amid fears of all-out war
Moscow denied the claims as “unfounded” and the deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Alexander Pankin, told an emergency Security Council meeting that the alliance was making “another foray into propaganda.” …read more Source: Channel...
UN warns of possible return to full-scale fighting in east Ukraine
“We are deeply concerned by the possibility of a return to full-scale fighting,” Assistant Secretary-General Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. …read more Source: Channel...
Heavy artillery fire around Ukraine rebel city Donetsk
East Ukraine’s main rebel bastion of Donetsk was rocked by heavy artillery fire on Wednesday (Nov 12), with the sound of artillery fire and explosions heard in all districts of the mining hub. …read more Source: Channel...
Monitors fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said there was a “rising” risk that unrest in the war-torn region would get worse amid fears of a return to all-out fighting. …read more Source: Channel...
West confronts Putin at Asia-Pacific summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Nov 11) had a close-up brush with Western anger over the Ukraine crisis and the downing of Flight MH17, as the White House warned that his sanctions-hit government was staring at “isolation”. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch team in fresh bid to recover MH17 wreckage
About a dozen Dutch investigators accompanied by armed rebels arrived in a convoy of cars near the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday (Nov 11) hoping to recover debris from the doomed airliner, but were not permitted to enter the zone. …read more Source: Channel...
