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Sitting duck: Russia set to storm lost city
WITH pro-Russian rebels looming threateningly at its gates, the last civilians in the Ukrainian town of Mariupol are having to face a hard truth: they will be unable to save this vital port city alone. …read more Source:...
EU gives Russia sanctions ultimatum
UPDATE: EU leaders have given Russia a week to reverse course in Ukraine or face a new round of sanctions as Kiev warned of “full-scale war” with Moscow. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ‘close to point of no return’
UKRAINE president Petro Poroshenko said Russia is pushing the country “to a point of no return — full scale-war”. …read more Source:...
Ukraine city left in ruins
THIS is how bad it is. Shocking footage shows a Ukraine city in ruins after heavy shelling overnight. …read more Source:...
Putin tells Ukraine to talk to rebels
RUSSIAN leader Vladimir Putin said Ukraine must enter talks with separatist rebels, as NATO called on Russia to stop ‘illegal’ military action. …read more Source:...
Putin urges escape route for troops
UPDATE: Vladimir Putin calls on pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine to open a “humanitarian corridor” to allow Ukrainian troops to escape rebel-held region. …read more Source:...
PM slams Russia on Ukraine ‘invasion’
UPDATE: TONY Abbott says if reports of Russian forces fighting in the Ukraine are true, “that is an invasion and it is utterly reprehensible”. …read more Source:...
Russian forces invade Ukraine
UKRAINE and Washington confirm Russian regular forces have invaded the east of Ukraine which immediately seeks “large-scale” military assistance. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: ‘Russian convoy rolling in’
UKRAINE has appealed for NATO’s help after reporting a huge convoy of tanks and weaponry from Russia was moving through the southeast. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘backs Ukraine peace plan’
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko meet for the first time the war in Eastern Ukraine escalates. …read more Source:...
