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Rebels seize ground as West claims Russia army is in Ukraine
Rebels in east Ukraine appear to have seized swathes of territory from retreating government forces, while Western intelligence says Russian army units are operating inside the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev says Russian troops have “set up HQ” in east
Ukraine said on Wednesday (Aug 27) that a battalion of Russian soldiers had set up a base in the southeast of the country, as AFP correspondents reported an apparent retreat of government forces around the main rebel-held city of Donetsk. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia is ‘not interested in breaking up’ Ukraine: Lavrov
Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday (Aug 27) that Moscow was not interested in breaking up Ukraine despite respecting declarations of independence by the two main eastern regions. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says more tanks roll in from Russia despite talks
Ukraine appealed for NATO’s help on Wednesday (Aug 27) after reporting that a huge convoy of tanks and weaponry from Russia was moving through the southeast of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Talks optimism fades as Ukraine says Russia makes new incursion
August 27, 2014 9:10 PMKIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (REUTERS) – Ukraine accused Russian forces of launching a new military incursion across its border on Wednesday, a day after the leaders of both countries agreed to work towards ending a separatist war in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russian courts close 3 McDonald’s branches in Moscow -agencies
August 27, 2014 9:01 PMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russian courts on Wednesday ordered the temporary closure of three McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow over breaches of sanitary rules, news agencies reported, amid a standoff with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia, Ukraine talks end without major breakthrough
Talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine fails to make major breakthrough towards ending fighting in east Ukraine; Russian troops captured in Ukraine crossed over by “accident,” says Putin. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin, Poroshenko talk as Kiev holds Moscow troops
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday (Aug 26) sat down to crunch one-on-one talks over heavy fighting in east Ukraine as the Kremlin admitted for the first time its troops had entered its neighbour’s territory. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, Russia talks begin as Kiev holds ‘Russian’ soldiers
August 26, 2014 11:10 PMMINSK (AFP) – The leaders of Russia and Ukraine held key talks on Tuesday on the brutal conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels after the Kremlin admitted for the first time its troops had entered Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine and Russian leaders shake hands ahead of peace talks
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine exchanged a firm handshake Tuesday (Aug 26) before going into what are likely to be difficult talks as fighting raged between pro-Russian rebels and Kiev’s troops. …read more Source: Channel...
