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      Ukraine rebel offensive marks dangerous new stage in conflict (AFP)
      Jan25

      Ukraine rebel offensive marks dangerous new stage in conflict (AFP)

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 23:23 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Kiev (AFP) – A major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels allegedly backed by Russia has marked a dangerous new stage in the nine-month conflict and dashed hopes for a truce, pressuring Western nations to act. …read more Source: The West...

      McCully slates Russia, but shies away from attacking Putin
      Jan25

      McCully slates Russia, but shies away from attacking Putin

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 22:38 (EET) Section: Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand)

      New Zealand has joined international condemnation of?the killing of up to 30 civilians in the latest violence in Ukraine.? …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian port city divided after deadly rocket attack (AFP)
      Jan25

      Ukrainian port city divided after deadly rocket attack (AFP)

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 21:37 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Outside the church a day after a barrage of rocket fire killed 30 people in this Ukrainian port city, the war-torn region’s divisions were on full display. …read more Source: The West...

      Pro-Moscow rebels continue renewed Ukraine offensive
      Jan25

      Pro-Moscow rebels continue renewed Ukraine offensive

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 20:52 (EET) Section: Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand)

      Pro-Moscow rebels, backed by what NATO says is the open participation of Russian troops, pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine offensive continues as Barack Obama promises tougher action
      Jan25

      Ukraine offensive continues as Barack Obama promises tougher action

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 20:22 (EET) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

      Pro-Moscow rebels pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

      Obama ramps up pressure on Russia after deadly Ukraine blitz (AFP)
      Jan25

      Obama ramps up pressure on Russia after deadly Ukraine blitz (AFP)

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 18:37 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Kiev (AFP) – US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to ramp up pressure on Russia after rocket attacks blamed on Kremlin-backed Ukrainian rebels killed 30 and injured 95 more. …read more Source: The West...

      More than nine months of bloodshed in Ukraine (AFP)
      Jan25

      More than nine months of bloodshed in Ukraine (AFP)

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 18:37 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Kiev (AFP) – Tension is again mounting in Ukraine after a weekend rocket assault on the strategic government-held port city of Mariupol that left 30 dead and 95 injured, as separatists threatened a new offensive. …read more Source: The West...

      Stop warfare, start talking – Pope’s plea to Ukraine fighters
      Jan25

      Stop warfare, start talking – Pope’s plea to Ukraine fighters

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 18:37 (EET) Section: Television New Zealand (New Zealand)

      Pope Francis says he is following the Ukrainian conflict with intense worry. …read more Source: Television New...

      Ukrainian pleads for weapons
      Jan25

      Ukrainian pleads for weapons

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 18:22 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      Vadim Ozirny is hoping for reinforcements. The 46-year-old Ukrainian tank commander says politicians might yet stop the conflict that grips the east of his country, but supplies of arms from the West would bring a quicker result.”Can… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      Lavrov blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops (AFP)
      Jan25

      Lavrov blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops (AFP)

      Sunday, January 25 , 2015 - 17:52 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Moscow (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking to his US counterpart John Kerry on Sunday, blamed the upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on government forces he said were “constantly” shelling towns. …read more Source: The West...