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Ukrainian rebels have sophisticated Russian weapons, military expert Nic Jenzen-Jones says
Nov17

Ukrainian rebels have sophisticated Russian weapons, military expert Nic Jenzen-Jones says

Sophisticated Russian weapons including surveillance radar, rocket launchers and tanks have been spotted in the hands of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, a new expert report has found. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

EU sanctions separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens (AFP)
Nov17

EU sanctions separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens (AFP)

Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists Monday but stopped short of fresh sanctions against Russia, saying there was hope of restarting dialogue with Moscow to end the worst standoff since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...

Putin, Merkel square off over Ukraine
Nov17

Putin, Merkel square off over Ukraine

European Union ministers have refrained from increasing sanctions against Moscow as the leaders of Russia and Germany squared off over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Putin, Merkel square off over Ukraine (AP)
Nov17

Putin, Merkel square off over Ukraine (AP)

European Union ministers have refrained from increasing sanctions against Moscow as the leaders of Russia and Germany squared off over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

Russian weapons spotted in hands of pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, report finds
Nov17

Russian weapons spotted in hands of pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, report finds

Sophisticated Russian weapons including surveillance radar, rocket launchers and tanks have been spotted in the hands of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, a new expert report has found. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

EU blacklists separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens (AFP)
Nov17

EU blacklists separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens (AFP)

Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed Monday to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists but stopped short of fresh economic sanctions against Russia, as Moscow expelled several diplomats in a deepening of the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine ‘ready for all-out war’
Nov17

Ukraine ‘ready for all-out war’

UKRAINE is preparing for “total war” and workers started recovering debris from the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: THE...

EU agrees to add Ukraine separatists to blacklist: diplomats (AFP)
Nov17

EU agrees to add Ukraine separatists to blacklist: diplomats (AFP)

Brussels (AFP) – EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to hit more Ukraine separatists with asset freezes and travel bans, diplomats said, deepening sanctions over the crisis that pits pro-Kremlin rebels against Kiev. …read more Source: The West...

Exclusive: Ukraine minister urges EU to send ‘clear message’ to Russia (AFP)
Nov17

Exclusive: Ukraine minister urges EU to send ‘clear message’ to Russia (AFP)

Brussels (AFP) – The EU must speak with one voice to Russia over Ukraine and be ready to send a “clear message” it will impose more sanctions if necessary, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told AFP in an interview Monday. …read more Source: The West...

Explosions shake Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine
Nov17

Explosions shake Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine

Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday, despite attempts to negotiate an end to a battle that is undermining a ceasefire in regions held by separatists. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...