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Russia fumes at expulsion of TV reporter from Ukraine (AFP)
Jul02

Russia fumes at expulsion of TV reporter from Ukraine (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – A new public relations war raged Thursday between Moscow and Kiev after Ukraine deported a reporter with Russia’s Channel One television for allegedly running “destructive” stories about the crisis-torn ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...

IMF reaches agreement with Ukraine on policies needed for disbursement (Reuters)
Jul02

IMF reaches agreement with Ukraine on policies needed for disbursement (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine on the policies needed for the global lender to disburse $1.7 billion (1 bil… …read more Source: The West...

Draft report of MH17 crash handed over
Jul02

Draft report of MH17 crash handed over

Australia and other involved countries have been given a copy of the draft report on the downing of MH17 in Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Draft report of MH17 crash handed over (AAP)
Jul02

Draft report of MH17 crash handed over (AAP)

Australia and other involved countries have been given a copy of the draft report on the downing of MH17 in Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The West...

Russia blasts Finland for barring parliament speaker (AFP)
Jul01

Russia blasts Finland for barring parliament speaker (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Moscow on Wednesday slammed Finland for refusing entry to the speaker of Russia’s parliament in the latest high-profile spat between the Kremlin and the European Union over the blacklisting of officials due to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution (AFP)
Jul01

Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday proposed constitutional changes designed to give broader powers to the regions, but failed to address the demands of pro-Russian fighters in the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...

Malaysia Airline flight MH17: Australian government receives secret draft of crash report
Jul01

Malaysia Airline flight MH17: Australian government receives secret draft of crash report

A top secret draft of the official report into the cause of the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine was handed to the Australian government almost one month ago, it has emerged. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Two MH17 victims’ remains ‘unlikely’ to be found: Dutch minister (AFP)
Jun30

Two MH17 victims’ remains ‘unlikely’ to be found: Dutch minister (AFP)

The Hague (AFP) – Chances of finding human remains of the last two victims of last year’s MH17 air crash in Ukraine were “unlikely”, Dutch Justice Minister Ard van der Steur said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...

‘Persons of interest’ in MH17 probe
Jun30

‘Persons of interest’ in MH17 probe

DUTCH prosecutors say they have identified many “persons of interest” in their probe into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine …read more Source:...

Dutch prosecutors probe ‘persons of interest’ in MH17 crash (AFP)
Jun30

Dutch prosecutors probe ‘persons of interest’ in MH17 crash (AFP)

Rotterdam (Netherlands) (AFP) – Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they have identified many “persons of interest” in their probe into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, but no definite suspects. …read more Source: The West...