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Putin restricts imports from nations imposing sanctions on Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (Aug 6) banned or limited food and agricultural product imports for a year from nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia over its stance on Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia restricts EU meat imports
Russia’s food safety watchdog, citing disease outbreaks, announced fresh restrictions on imports of livestock and beef from southern Europe on Wednesday (Aug 6) – seen as a response to Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s Ukraine policy. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 crash experts ask locals in Ukraine for help
Foreign investigators at the eastern Ukraine crash site of downed flight MH17 are enlisting the help of local villagers in finding victims’ remains and possessions, the Dutch justice ministry said on Wednesday (Aug 6). …read more Source: Channel...
Russia denies deploying extra troops to Ukraine border
Russia on Wednesday (Aug 6) denied US and NATO claims that Moscow has sharply increased the number of troops along the border with Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia increases Ukraine border troops to 20,000: NATO
Russia has increased its presence of troops on the Ukraine border to 20,000, from 12,000 in mid-July, creating a “dangerous situation” and stoking concerns Moscow could intervene in its neighbour by force, NATO said on Wednesday (Aug 6). …read more Source: Channel...
Rebel-held Donetsk hit by air strike as govt forces close in
An air strike hit the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine Wednesday, as government forces preparing to retake the city said 18 soldiers were killed in clashes with rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
Polish minister says Russia wants to pressure Ukraine or invade
August 06, 2014 3:17 AMWARSAW (REUTERS) – Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Tuesday Russia has gathered military forces at the border with Ukraine to either put pressure on the neighbouring country or to enter it. …read more Source: The Straits...
Moscow threatens to block BBC Russian service
Russia on Tuesday (Aug 5) threatened to block the website of the BBC’s Russian service because it reported an activist’s public appeal to get people to attend a rally mocking Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia mulls retaliation after sanctions hit Crimea airline
August 05, 2014 10:50 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russia is considering retaliating against Western nations after new sanctions grounded a subsidiary of flagship carrier Aeroflot over the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
At least 285,000 flee Ukraine crisis: UN
At least 285,000 people have fled their homes because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said Tuesday (Aug 5). …read more Source: Channel...
