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MH17 wreckage removal starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
Investigators from The Netherlands heading the probe into the downing, in which 193 Dutch citizens died, confirmed that they were overseeing the removal of the debris and said it could take “several days”. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin yawns off Western baiting at testy G20
A weary Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday (Nov 16) shrugged off a new barrage of Western fire over Ukraine at a G20 summit where the world’s most powerful leaders vowed to heat up the cooling global economy. …read more Source: Channel...
Removal of MH17 wreckage starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
GRABOVE, Ukraine – Work began Sunday to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down claiming 298 lives.An AFP journalist saw workers from the emergency ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic begin cutting pieces of the...
Removal of MH17 wreckage starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
Investigators from The Netherlands heading the probe into the downing, in which 193 Dutch citizens died, confirmed that they were overseeing the removal of the debris and said it could take “several days”. …read more Source: Channel...
Britain’s Cameron warns Russia of isolation, further sanctions over Ukraine
BRISBANE, Australia – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday that Europe and the United States had sent a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will be isolated from the world community if the crisis in Ukraine is not resolved.”I think that Russia needs to know that there is a real unity of...
Putin resists Western offensive as testy G20 closes
BRISBANE – G20 leaders wrapped up an annual summit Sunday with a vow to reinvigorate the global economy, but geopolitical frictions sparked anew as Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed off Western anger over Ukraine.Host Tony Abbott insisted that everyone including Putin – who left the Brisbane summit a little early – was on...
Putin cites ‘need to sleep’ on leaving tense G20 summit
BRISBANE, Australia – Vladimir Putin jetted out of Australia Sunday after a testy G20 summit where he faced concerted Western fire over the Ukraine crisis, saying he left slightly early because he needed to get some sleep.RELATED STORIES Putin praises G20’s ‘constructive atmosphere’West targets Russia over Ukraine as testy...
Putin resists Western offensive as testy G20 closes
Russian President Vladimir Putin flew out of Brisbane a little early after shrugging off a hail of Western fire over the Ukraine crisis at the G20 summit. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin cites ‘need to sleep’ on leaving tense G20 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the decision to leave Brisbane early after the G20 summit had nothing to do with tensions over Ukraine. Instead, he wanted to catch up on some sleep ahead of a full day’s work back home. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin praises G20’s ‘constructive atmosphere
BRISBANE, Australia – Russia president Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised the “constructive atmosphere” at the G20 summit and said there was a “good chance of a resolution” to the Ukraine crisis, despite coming under intense pressure from Western leaders.Speaking at a press conference broadcast on Russian television,...
