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Russia denies deploying extra troops to Ukraine border
Russia on Wednesday (Aug 6) denied US and NATO claims that Moscow has sharply increased the number of troops along the border with Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia restricts EU meat imports
Russia’s food safety watchdog, citing disease outbreaks, announced fresh restrictions on imports of livestock and beef from southern Europe on Wednesday (Aug 6) – seen as a response to Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s Ukraine policy. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 crash experts ask locals in Ukraine for help
Foreign investigators at the eastern Ukraine crash site of downed flight MH17 are enlisting the help of local villagers in finding victims’ remains and possessions, the Dutch justice ministry said on Wednesday (Aug 6). …read more Source: Channel...
Russia increases Ukraine border troops to 20,000: NATO
Russia has increased its presence of troops on the Ukraine border to 20,000, from 12,000 in mid-July, creating a “dangerous situation” and stoking concerns Moscow could intervene in its neighbour by force, NATO said on Wednesday (Aug 6). …read more Source: Channel...
Rebel-held Donetsk hit by air strike as govt forces close in
An air strike hit the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine Wednesday, as government forces preparing to retake the city said 18 soldiers were killed in clashes with rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
Moscow threatens to block BBC Russian service
Russia on Tuesday (Aug 5) threatened to block the website of the BBC’s Russian service because it reported an activist’s public appeal to get people to attend a rally mocking Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
At least 285,000 flee Ukraine crisis: UN
At least 285,000 people have fled their homes because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said Tuesday (Aug 5). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine closes in on rebel stronghold, urges civilians to flee
Ukraine said on Monday (August 4) its forces were closing in on the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk and urged the insurgents to let civilians leave besieged eastern cities as fears of a humanitarian crisis mounted. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch plane takes more MH17 remains as Malaysians join probe
A plane carrying remains of victims from downed flight MH17 arrived in The Netherlands on Monday (August 4) as Malaysian experts joined the international probe at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
World leaders mark outbreak of WWI
World leaders on Monday (August 4) commemorated the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I by warning of lessons to be learned in the face of today’s many crises, including Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
