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EU’s Juncker gives France, Britain key economic jobs
France and Britain on Wednesday (Sep 10) secured top positions in incoming European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s new team, which must tackle a stagnant economy, rising euroscepticism and the Ukraine crisis on its borders. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine ‘bears full responsibility’ for MH17 crash: Russian minister
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Malaysian counterpart on Wednesday that Ukraine bore “full responsibility” for the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in which 298 were killed. …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko says east Ukraine ‘radically changed’ since truce
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday (Sep 10) that the situation in the war-torn east had changed dramatically since the truce, but vowed that separatist eastern regions would remain part of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Malaysian minister in Russia to discuss crash probe
Malaysia’s defence minister said Wednesday (Sep 10) he has arrived in Moscow for talks over a probe into the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine, which killed 298 people. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin says Russia committed to Ukraine peace process
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Sep 9) told his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko that Moscow remains committed to helping find a peaceful resolution to the fighting in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebels deny they had weapons to shoot down MH17
Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine said on Tuesday (Sep 9) that they did not have the capability to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after Dutch investigators said it was hit by numerous “high-energy objects”. …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko pays solidarity visit to Ukraine flashpoint
Dressed in military garb, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko paid a visit to the port city of Mariupol on Monday (Sep 8) in a show of solidarity with residents of the latest battleground in the five-month war. …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko visits flashpoint city as EU meets on Russia sanctions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited a flashpoint eastern city on Monday (Sep 8) where sporadic fighting has rattled a three-day-old ceasefire between government and rebel forces. …read more Source: Channel...
EU to unveil Russia sanctions as Ukraine truce teeters
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of waging fresh attacks in the restive east on Monday (Sep 8), further imperilling a fragile truce as EU leaders prepared to approve punishing new sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia could restrict airspace in sanctions battle: PM
Russia will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Monday (Sep 8). …read more Source: Channel...
