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Ukraine ready to inspect disputed Russian convoy
August 15, 2014 6:44 PMKAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AFP) – Ukrainian officials were preparing to inspect a massive Russian “aid” convoy bound for the conflict-torn east on Friday after Russian armoured vehicles crossed the border, fuelling fears Moscow is trying to bolster the unravelling insurgency. …read more Source: The...
Rebel forces unravel as Ukraine military cuts off key stronghold
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have suffered dramatic setbacks after top military chiefs quit and Kiev’s forces pummelled their strongholds, cutting off a key rebel-held city from the Russian border. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia, Ukraine, EU leaders to hold talks on gas, trade problems
August 15, 2014 4:53 AMBRUSSELS (REUTERS) – The presidents of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission have agreed to hold talks on issues over gas supply and an EU-Ukraine trade agreement, in parallel with efforts to stabilise the security situation in Ukraine, the EU said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Pro-Russian rebel forces unravel as Ukraine military cuts off key stronghold
August 15, 2014 4:40 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine suffered dramatic setbacks on Thursday as top military chiefs quit and Ukraine’s forces pummelled their strongholds, cutting off a key rebel-held city from the Russian border. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia unconcerned by Ukraine sanctions
Ukraine does not have economic clout to impose sanctions on Russia, says analyst. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine rebel military chief quits
The main military commander of pro-Russian rebels battling government forces in east Ukraine, Igor Strelkov, quit his post on Thursday (Aug 14), the separatist leadership said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine cuts off rebel-held Lugansk from Russian border: army
Ukrainian troops on Thursday (Aug 14) completely surrounded the rebel bastion of Lugansk by cutting the last road linking the city to the Russian border, a military spokesman said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine passes law allowing Russia sanctions
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday (Aug 14) approved a law paving the way for a string of sanctions on Russian businesses and nationals accused of backing a separatist uprising in the east of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin sounds conciliatory note on visit to annexed Ukraine region Crimea
August 14, 2014 9:32 PMYALTA, Crimea (REUTERS) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russsia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world, a conciliatory note after months of tough rhetoric over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin says Russia should not cut itself off from West
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia should not “fence itself off from the outside world” despite a plunge in East-West relations over the pro-Kremlin insurgency in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
