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Putin reviews Crimea security after alleged Ukraine raids
Russia’s security agency on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back armed assaults, but Kiev furiously denied the incidents. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin discusses Crimea security after alleged Ukrainian incursions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with his Security Council to discuss additional security measures for Crimea after the clashes on the contested peninsula, the Kremlin said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine has enough military power to defend itself – General Staff spokesman
Ukraine has the military resources to defend itself and is monitoring the situation around Crimea, the spokesman for the General Staff, Vladislav Seleznyov, told Reuters on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘terror’ over alleged Crimea raids
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia accuses Ukraine of armed Crimea incursion, says two killed
Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Wednesday it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into Crimea and dismantled a Ukrainian spy network inside the annexed peninsula. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine denies Russia’s claim of attempted armed incursion into Crimea
A spokesman for Ukrainian defence intelligence denied Russia’s accusation on Wednesday that special forces had attempted an armed incursion into Crimean territory. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France may meet on G20 sidelines – Lavrov
Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany may hold a “summit” on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in China to discuss the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Senior separatist official in east Ukraine wounded in explosion
The head of the separatist-controlled Luhansk region in east Ukraine was wounded on Saturday after an explosion near his car that regional officials said was an assassination attempt. …read more Source: Channel...
Civilian casualties highest in a year in Ukraine – UN rights boss
Civilian casualties from shelling, mines and booby traps in eastern Ukraine are at their highest in a year as government forces and pro-Moscow separatists constantly violate a ceasefire, the U.N. rights boss said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Savchenko launches hunger strike over political inaction
Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian servicewoman-turned-lawmaker who spent two years in a Russian jail, announced a new hunger strike on Tuesday to speed up the release of other Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, accusing Ukraine’s president of ignoring their plight. …read more Source: Channel...
