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[Ticker] Ukraine refuses entry to Russian aid convoy
The BBC reports a Russian aid convoy has stopped 300km from the Ukraine border after Kiev said it cannot enter, describing the initiative as “provocation by a cynical aggressor”. The Red Cross has also called on Russia to give details of what the convoy is carrying. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Putin delays payment for French Mistral warships
Moscow will not pay for two French-built Mistral-class warships until the second vessel has been delivered to the Russian navy, Anatoly Isaikin, head of Russia’s state arms trade agency, told ITAR-Tass. French president Hollande said in July that delivery of the second ship would “depend on Moscow’s attitude” to Ukraine. …read...
Uncertainty surrounds Russian ‘aid’ convoy to Ukraine
The Red Cross says it has no agreement to govern what will happen when Russian “aid” trucks arrive at Ukraine’s border. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Putin tells Barroso he is sending ‘aid convoy’ to Ukraine
Russian leader Putin said in a statement after speaking by phone to EU commission chief Barroso Monday that Russia “will send to Ukraine a humanitarian convoy” together with the Red Cross. Barroso had “warned [Russia] against any unilateral military actions in Ukraine, under any pretext, including humanitarian” to no...
[Ticker] Nato chief: ‘High probability’ that Russia will invade Ukraine
Nato chief Fogh Rasmussen told Reuters Monday “there is a high probability” that Russia will invade Ukraine in the name of humanitarian aid. “We see the Russians developing the narrative and the pretext for such an operation”, he noted. Ukraine says Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border. …read more Source:...
EU and US warn Russia against ‘humanitarian’ invasion of Ukraine
Western leaders say Russia sanctions will escalate if it “invades” Ukraine under the guise of “humanitarian” aid, as EU food companies count the cost of Russia’s import ban. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukrainian rebels ready for ceasefire
Ukrainian separatists are ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government to prevent “a humanitarian disaster in Donbass”, the new head of the rebels, Alexander Zakharchenko, said on Saturday. Ukrainian officials have said they are ready to agree to a ceasefire provided the rebels surrender their arms, reports Reuters. …read more...
Russia threatens to go beyond EU food ban in sanctions war
The Russian government may expand its economic sanctions against the west, as its diplomatic stand-off over the Ukraine crisis intensifies. …read more Source:...
Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on EU
Moscow is slapping a ban on EU-imported fruit and vegetables and food from the US in retaliation for western economic sanctions. Meanwhile, 20,000 Russian soldiers are stationed on the Ukraine border. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russia doubles battalions near Ukraine border: Report
Russia has roughly doubled the number of battalions it has near the border with Ukraine, reports the New York Times. The paper cites Western officials estimating that Russia has built up 17 battalions — totalling 19,000 to 21,000 troops – within a few miles of the border. …read more Source:...
