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Rebel rocket did not down MH17 airliner over Ukraine: Kremlin
International prosecutors investigating the plane’s downing are due to report their findings later on Wednesday and have said they will reveal the firing location and type of BUK missile used in the attack. …read more Source: Channel...
Investigators to pinpoint rocket launch that downed airliner over Ukraine
International prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 will report their findings on Wednesday, but stop short of naming any culprits. …read more Source: Channel...
Investigators to report on 2014 downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine
An international team of prosecutors investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 will report findings on Wednesday but are unlikely to bring charges against anyone, given legal and political obstacles. …read more Source: Channel...
EU parliament backs visa-free travel for Ukraine, hurdles remain
Ukrainians’ hopes of securing visa-free travel to the European Union received a boost on Monday when a key committee of the European Parliament backed their cause, but further hurdles remain. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia accuses Kiev over MH17 ahead of Dutch probe release
Russia on Monday sought to deflect blame over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, accusing Kiev just days before the results of a Dutch criminal probe into the mass-killing are released. …read more Source: Channel...
EU leaders to consider how to improve Russia ties without dropping sanctions
European Union leaders will explore next month the possibility of improving strained ties with Russia in response to growing irritation among some member states over economic sanctions imposed on Moscow over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says peace process at risk without EU sanctions
Loosening the European Union’s economic sanctions on Russia would wreck the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, because the measures are the West’s only leverage over Moscow, Kiev’s deputy foreign minister said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden warns Ukraine on reforms, says EU sanctions on Russia at risk
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Ukraine needs to live up to its promises on economic and political reforms or risk seeing the European Union walk away from its sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, separatists agree troop withdrawals in three hot spots
Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists agreed on Wednesday to withdraw troops from three small towns on the front line in eastern Ukraine, a pilot de-escalation project that is part of the latest push to get a much-violated ceasefire to stick. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive – How EU firms skirt sanctions to do business in Crimea
Products for sale in the Crimean stores of two European retailers are being shipped there from Russia via a ferry and port that are subject to EU sanctions, people involved in the transportation said, suggesting companies are finding ways around the punitive economic regime facing Moscow since 2014. …read more Source: Channel...
