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Germany says Ukraine rebels downed MH17 ‘with seized missiles’ (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces, a media report said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Germany intelligence service concludes pro-Russian rebels downed MH17 passenger plane
Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency has concluded that pro-Russian rebels are to blame for the downing of Malaysia Airline MH17 in Ukraine in July, Der Spiegel weekly reported on Sunday, the first European agency to say so. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine set to cement shift West in wartime vote (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – War-weary Ukrainians pick a powerful new parliament next Sunday set to be dominated by pro-Western and nationalist forces who will determine if President Petro Poroshenko can make peace with the Kremlin while holding on to the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
Four people killed in east Ukraine fighting: Kiev (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in combat with pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine, Kiev’s military said Saturday, as violence rocked a truce after talks between Kiev and Moscow ended without a breakthrough. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 discussion with Putin ‘constructive’: Australian FM (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin was cooperative and constructive when asked for his help in allowing investigators access to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Shelling adds to MH17 nightmare for east Ukraine village (AFP)
Grabove (Ukraine) (AFP) – Three months after debris and bodies from doomed flight MH17 rained down on them, residents of the village of Grabove in eastern Ukraine still look fearfully to the sky. …read more Source: The West...
Seven soldiers ‘missing’, 3 dead in east Ukraine: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers were missing in action after getting caught in an ambush in the conflict-torn east, while another three were killed in fighting, Kiev’s military said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine-Russia peace hopes rise as gas deal edges closer (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – Ukraine and Russia both signalled progress towards a resolution of their festering row over gas Friday, raising hopes of an EU-backed resolution of the broader conflict embroiling the Soviet-era allies. …read more Source: The West...
Putin calls on Europe to help Ukraine pay gas debts (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on Europe to help Kiev cover its gas debts with Russia following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader says no agreement with Putin on gas dispute (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Friday brought no practical results on the gas dispute between the two countries. …read more Source: The West...
