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Ukraine PM slams Putin, ceasefire again under strain in east Ukraine
Fighting flared near an airport in eastern Ukraine on Saturday in breach of a fragile eight-day ceasefire as the prime minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of planning to destroy his country. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
U.S., EU hit Russia with more sanctions despite Ukraine ceasefire
The United States and European Union imposed new sanctions against Russia on Friday, tightening financial measures against Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine despite a week-old ceasefire which has brought calm to the embattled east.Putin orders combat readiness checks for troops in Russia’s east’Shaky’ Ukraine ceasefire...
Guerilla training in Ukraine
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U.S. joining EU on Russian curbs sets stage for reprisal
The U.S. will join the European Union in stiffening sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, prompting the government in Moscow to threaten retaliation.Russia may ban used car, other goods imports in response to sanctions – RIA citing KremlinEU wields Russia sanctions threat but timing vague‘Golden sanction’ to halt Putin in Ukraine stays...
Putin oil deals with Exxon, Shell imperiled by sanctions
The U.S. and European Union are poised to halt billions of dollars in oil exploration in Russia by the world’s largest energy companies in sanctions that would cut deeper than previously disclosed.’Shaky’ Ukraine ceasefire holding, OSCE urges political solutionMedvedev says Russia to respond asymmetrically to new...
Putin orders combat readiness checks for troops in Russia’s east
President Vladimir Putin has ordered snap checks of troops’ combat readiness in Russia’s far east, the latest in a series of military drills this year as tensions have mounted over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Ukraine says Russia withdrawing forces from east, sees boost for peace
Ukraine’s president said on Wednesday Russia had removed the bulk of its forces from his country, raising hopes for a peace drive now underway after five months of conflict in which more than 3,000 people have been killed. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Malaysia: Dutch report suggests MH-17 shot down from ground
Flight MH17 hit by numerous ‘high energy objects’ Dutch Safety Board says MH17 broke apart due to external factorsCrews clear debris, bodies from MH17 crash siteWhat MH17 means for Russia-Ukraine[GRAPHIC] Malaysia flight MH17 crash site …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Flight MH17 hit by numerous ‘high energy objects’
A Malaysian passenger jet which blew up over rebel-held east Ukraine with the loss of all 298 people on board was hit by numerous “high-energy objects”, according to a report Tuesday which appears to back up claims it was hit by a missile.Dutch Safety Board says MH17 broke apart due to external factorsMarch of silence one month after...
Dutch Safety Board says MH17 broke apart due to external factors
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to “large number of high-energy objects” from outside the aircraft, the Dutch Safety Board said in a preliminary report into the disaster that killed 298 people, two thirds of them from the Netherlands. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
