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Putin says MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive (AFP)
Jul16

Putin says MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held east Ukraine would be counterproductive. …read more Source: The West...

A year after MH17 downed, families want justice (Reuters)
Jul16

A year after MH17 downed, families want justice (Reuters)

By Anthony Deutsch and Maria Tsvetkova AMSTERDAM/HRABOVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – One by one, the names of the 298 passengers and crew who died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will be … …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine takes first step toward giving rebels self-rule (AFP)
Jul16

Ukraine takes first step toward giving rebels self-rule (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament took the first step Thursday toward granting temporary self-rule to pro-Russian rebels under a change to the constitution the West hopes can end one of Europe’s deadliest wars in recent years. …read more Source: The West...

MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900 mn (AFP)
Jul16

MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900 mn (AFP)

Chicago (AFP) – Relatives of victims aboard the doomed MH17 flight have filed a nearly $900 million suit against a one-time leader of Ukranian insurgents over the shooting down of the jet in the rebel-held east of the country last year. …read more Source: The West...

MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive: Putin tells Dutch PM (AFP)
Jul16

MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive: Putin tells Dutch PM (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine would be counterproductive. …read more Source: The West...

Putin tells Dutch PM MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive: Kremlin (AFP)
Jul16

Putin tells Dutch PM MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive: Kremlin (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those behind the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine would be counterproductive. …read more Source: The West...

Fighting surges in east Ukraine
Jul16

Fighting surges in east Ukraine

Pro-Russian rebels have mounted one of the heaviest attacks on government troops since a February peace accord, Ukraine said, as the two sides blamed each other for a surge in fighting. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Dutch remember MH17 victims, hunt those responsible (AFP)
Jul15

Dutch remember MH17 victims, hunt those responsible (AFP)

The Hague (AFP) – Dutch flags will fly at half-mast this week as families remember those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago, with all efforts now focused on catching those responsible. …read more Source: The West...

Eleven killed in heaviest Ukraine clashes in weeks (AFP)
Jul15

Eleven killed in heaviest Ukraine clashes in weeks (AFP)

Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine lost eight soldiers Wednesday in a dramatic spike in fighting with pro-Russian gunmen that further imperilled a truce Washington’s top European envoy is desperately trying to salvage in Kiev. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine, rebels report deadliest fighting in over a month (Reuters)
Jul15

Ukraine, rebels report deadliest fighting in over a month (Reuters)

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Wednesday reported some of the strongest attacks by pro-Russian rebels since the signing of a peace deal in February, with eight government soldiers killed in the past 24 h… …read more Source: The West...