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Kiev forces push into rebel city ahead of Russia-Ukraine talks
Ukrainian forces battled into a key rebel bastion as fresh claims that rocket launchers had crossed over from Russia stoked tensions Sunday (Aug 17) ahead of talks between Kiev and Moscow’s top diplomats. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebels down warplane ahead of Russia-Ukraine meeting
Pro-Russian separatists on Sunday (Aug 17) shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet over the war-torn east of the country, a military spokesman told AFP. The pilot was rescued, he added. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebels reportedly shoot down Ukrainian fighter jet
Pro-Russian separatists on Sunday (Aug 17) shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet over the war-torn east of the country, a military spokesman told AFP. The pilot was rescued, he added. …read more Source: Channel...
Scramble to defuse Ukraine tensions as deal nears on aid convoy
European leaders scrambled to ease tensions over claims that Ukrainian forces had destroyed Russian military vehicles as Kiev inched closer to allowing a mammoth aid convoy from Moscow over its border. …read more Source: Channel...
West warns Russia over Ukraine as aid waits in limbo
Ukraine’s crisis entered dangerous new territory on Saturday (Aug 16) with Kiev claiming its forces destroyed a Russian military convoy, while the US warned Moscow over its “provocative” efforts at destabilisation. …read more Source: Channel...
US warns ‘provocative’ Russia as Ukraine tensions rise
Washington on Friday (Aug 15) urged Moscow to stop its “extremely dangerous and provocative” activities after Ukraine said it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy that entered its territory. …read more Source: Channel...
Tensions soar as Ukraine says destroys Russian armour
Ukraine said on Friday (Aug 15) it had destroyed part of a Russian armoured column that entered onto its territory in an incursion that has sent cross-border tensions rocketing. …read more Source: Channel...
Crimea wants out of Russian food sanctions
Crimea has asked Moscow for an exception to Russian sanctions blocking food imports from Ukraine, a senior regional official said on Friday (Aug 15). …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel urges Putin to stop sending arms, advisors to Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop the flow of military equipment, military advisers and armed personnel crossing the border with Ukraine,” in a telephone call on Friday (Aug 15). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says destroys Russian armour as NATO slams ‘incursion’
Ukrainian artillery destroyed military vehicles that crossed from Russia into eastern Ukraine late Thursday, the office of President Petro Poroshenko said. …read more Source: Channel...
