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Ukraine and rebels trade blame for violating ceasefire
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of “big war” if the ceasefire crumbles. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine goes head-to-head with creditors for last ditch deal
Ukraine and a group of its largest creditors will meet on Wednesday for make-or-break talks that look highly unlikely to deliver an amicable deal to restructure US$19 billion of debt. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin discussed escalation of violence in Ukraine – Interfax
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a recent spike in violence in east Ukraine with his security council, Interfax said on Wednesday, citing the Kremlin. …read more Source: Channel...
EU says renewed escalation in Ukraine violates ceasefire
The European Union said that renewed escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine violated the spirit and the letter of a ceasefire. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 probe finds ‘probable’ BUK missile pieces at crash site
Investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said on Tuesday they had found fragments “probably” from a Russian-made BUK missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says Kiev behind deteriorating situation in east Ukraine
Moscow urged Kiev to end its “irresponsible actions” in east Ukraine, a day after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest shelling by Russian-backed rebels since a truce was agreed in February. …read more Source: Channel...
Fragments from MH17 site may be from Russian-made missile: Dutch prosecutors
Dutch prosecutors from a joint international criminal investigation into the 2014 downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine say some of the debris recovered from the site may belong to a Russian-made missile system. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch prosecutors – fragments from MH17 site may be from Russian-made missile
Dutch prosecutors from a joint international criminal investigation into the 2014 downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine say some of the debris recovered from the site may belong to a Russian-made missile system. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine reports heaviest shelling by eastern rebels since February
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of carrying out the heaviest artillery attacks on government positions in six months and warned of signs the conflict was escalating despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia, Ukraine, EU to hold gas talks at end-August – Ukraine minister
Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission will hold trilateral talks about the supply of natural gas at the end of August in Vienna, Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchshyn told a briefing on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
