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Dutch visit previously inaccessible MH17 Ukraine crash site
Dutch experts returned to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday (Mar 20) to probe the MH17 crash site, including visiting a location previously considered unsafe because of fighting with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin turns to YouTube as new ‘propaganda weapon’
MOSCOW – “I am a Russian occupier,” a deep voice says proudly as the video crackles to life with realistic gaming graphics that show a Kalashnikov being loaded by a soldier before the dramatic, throbbing music begins.”And I am tired of apologising for it!” The slickly designed YouTube video has been viewed more than...
British PM creates fund to curb Russian influence
LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron is establishing a fund to help Eastern European states resist pressure from Russia, several media outlets reported on Friday.Sky News said the “Good Governance Fund” would amount to ￡20 million ($30 million, 28 million euros) in 2015 and 2016.It is “aimed at strengthening...
EU agrees Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine peace terms met
[BRUSSELS] European Union leaders agreed on Thursday that economic sanctions imposed on Russia will stay in place until a Ukraine peace deal is fully implemented, effectively extending them to the end of the year if need be. …read more Source: The Business...
EU agrees Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine peace terms met
[BRUSSELS] European Union leaders agreed on Thursday that economic sanctions imposed on Russia will stay in place until a Ukraine peace deal is fully implemented, effectively extending them to the end of the year if need be. …read more Source: The Business...
US to move ahead with training Ukrainian guardsmen – Pentagon
About 290 U.S. Army paratroopers will travel to western Ukraine next month to train three battalions of Ukrainian national guard troops, the Pentagon said on Thursday, moving ahead with a long-planned mission that was delayed due to a peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine stuck on an IMF dripfeed a year after Crimea seizure
In eight International Monetary Fund programs since independence in 1991, Ukraine has completed just one successfully. A year on from Russia’s seizure of Crimea, it looks unlikely it will live up to the terms of its latest deal with the IMF also. …read more Source: Channel...
Fragment from MH17 crash site supports missile theory – Dutch TV
A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting a theory that the plane was downed by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
EU likely to keep Russia sanctions after Merkel weighs in
European Union leaders look likely to keep economic sanctions on Russia in place until a Ukraine ceasefire deal is fully working, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday it would be wrong to ease pressure on Moscow prematurely. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia expands military exercises to 80,000 troops
MOSCOW – Russia said Thursday it had doubled the number of troops taking part in mass drills ordered by President Vladimir Putin this week to 80,000 in a major show of strength amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.Putin on Monday ordered drills for more than 40,000 troops in regions spanning the country, from the Arctic to the far east...
