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Ukraine offers east limited self-rule
UKRAINE’S president has offered parts of the separatist east of his country limited self-rule for three years under a peace plan with Russia. …read more Source:...
Fighting in Ukraine amid fragile peace
HEAVY fighting has erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine, putting more pressure on a tenuous nine-day-old truce. …read more Source:...
Russia accuses US of Ukraine deceit
THE US is using the Ukraine crisis to cut economic ties between Russia and the EU, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. …read more Source:...
Obama tightens Russia sanctions
THE US will intensify sanctions in the defence, finance and energy sectors to punish Russia over its “illegal actions” in Ukraine, Barack Obama says. …read more Source:...
Malaysia calls for new MH17 search
MALAYSIA’S defence minister has called for a final search of the MH17 crash site in Ukraine to recover any remains before winter hits. …read more Source:...
Russia sparks MH17 blame game
RUSSIA’S Defence Minister has told his Malaysian counterpart that Ukraine bears “full responsibility” for the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. …read more Source:...
‘Several million people would die’
ISIS. Ukraine. North Korea. There is no shortage of threats to global security but scientists warn millions of lives are at risk for a much simpler reason. …read more Source:...
‘It was just blown to bits’
THE true indignity suffered by the victims of the MH17 disaster is just coming to light as the reality of a situation in Ukraine is revealed. …read more Source:...
Explosions shatter ceasefire hopes
HOPES of a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine are fading with reports of new explosions in the port city of Mariupol. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘possessed by the Devil’
AS RIVAL forces in Ukraine honoured a fragile ceasefire, the head of its Orthodox Church has claimed Russia’s president is possessed by Satan. …read more Source:...
