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US and Europe hit Russia with toughest sanctions yet
The United States and Europe targeted Russia’s key financial, arms and energy sectors on Tuesday (July 29) with tough new sanctions in response to Moscow’s intervention in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
Aviation officials call for anti-air weapons law
Aviation officials called for better dissemination of flight risks and a UN law restricting anti-aircraft weapons use, at an emergency meeting on Tuesday (July 29) on the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
US slaps sanctions on Russian energy, arms and finance
President Barack Obama declared on Tuesday (July 29) that the United States will join the European Union in slapping new sanctions on Russia’s energy sector, arms industry and financial institutions. …read more Source: Channel...
EU adopts broad economic sanctions against Russia
The European Union agreed on Tuesday (July 29) to impose broad economic sanctions against Russia, hoping to force Moscow to reverse course in Ukraine, EU sources said. …read more Source: Channel...
Explosions rock east Ukraine as EU mulls sanctions
Heavy shelling rocked several cities in insurgent-held east Ukraine on Tuesday (29 July), as the EU moved to punish Russia for stoking the worst crisis in the former Soviet state since its independence. …read more Source: Channel...
EU hits 4 Putin allies, 4 firms over Ukraine
The EU agreed to impose asset freezes and travel bans on Tuesday (July 29) against four close business associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as four firms, EU sources said. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch police receive 150 MH17 crash images, videos
Witnesses have uploaded 150 photos and videos to a Dutch police server set up to help piece together the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over east Ukraine, a spokeswoman said. …read more Source: Channel...
OSCE due to begin monitoring Russian border crossings
Observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe were set to begin arriving on Tuesday (July 29) in southern Russia on their mission to monitor two border crossings with rebel-held Ukraine, the OSCE said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
EU readies new Russia sanctions as fighting blocks MH17 probe
The EU was set to approve punishing sanctions against Russia on Tuesday (29 July) over its role in the Ukraine crisis, as fighting in the strife-torn east again prevented international experts from reaching the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia denies firing artillery into Ukraine
Russia’s Defence Ministry has cast doubt on images published by the US government to back up its claim that Russia has fired artillery into Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
