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Russia starts reinforcing naval fleet in Crimea
Russia announced Wednesday (July 23) that it had begun expanding and modernising its Black Sea fleet based in Crimea with new ships and submarines. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 black boxes to be sent to UK lab: Malaysia
The black boxes recovered from the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be sent to British aviation investigators for analysis. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia struggles with refugees of Ukraine conflict
Russia is struggling with a flood of refugees as more than half a million flee the fighting in eastern Ukraine and it seems many are increasingly likely to stay, officials and activists said. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebels return 80 fewer bodies than promised from MH17
International monitors on Tuesday said body parts still lay scattered at eastern Ukraine’s unsecured crash site of downed flight MH17, as Dutch experts said they were given 80 fewer corpses than promised by the rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 black boxes handed to Dutch investigators
Malaysian officials have handed over the black boxes from flight MH17 to Dutch lead investigators of the crash in rebel-held Ukraine, the Netherlands government said. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch prepare to fly out MH17 bodies as EU moves to punish Russia
Dutch experts on Tuesday prepared to fly out bodies recovered from downed Malaysian flight MH17, as Europe moved to punish Russia for fanning the rebellion in eastern Ukraine that it believes led to the crash. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin vows to press rebels, help MH17 crash probe
Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged on Tuesday to do everything possible to influence pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and help ensure a full probe into the Malaysia Airlines crash last week. …read more Source: Channel...
Clashes in Donetsk as Ukraine makes gains against rebels
Mortar blasts rocked the outskirts of rebel stronghold Donetsk on Tuesday as Ukrainian soldiers clashed again with pro-Russian insurgents a day after five civilians were reported killed by shelling in the area. …read more Source: Channel...
EU to have new Ukraine sanctions list Thursday
The European Union will produce a new wider list of Ukraine sanctions targets on Thursday (July 24), including Russian personalities and entities, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said. …read more Source: Channel...
Mixed views in Moscow on MH17 crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained that Ukraine is to blame for the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and that the disaster must not be used for political ends. But not all Russians share their government’s defiance. …read more Source: Channel...
