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[Ticker] US satellite photos show Russia rocket fire into Ukraine
Jul28

[Ticker] US satellite photos show Russia rocket fire into Ukraine

The US on Sunday released photos it says shows rockets being fired into Ukraine from Russia, reports the Guardian. The images also show heavy Russian artillery being moved into area. The heavy weapons fire occurred between 21 July and 26 July, after the Malaysia Airlines crash on 17 July. …read more Source:...

EU sanctions Russia’s intelligence chiefs
Jul28

EU sanctions Russia’s intelligence chiefs

The European Union has imposed sanctions on some of Russia’s top intelligence officials in a prelude to possible sanctions against strategic sectors of the Russian economy. Among 15 individuals added to the blacklist on Saturday were: the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Mikhail Fradkov; the director of the Federal...

EU blacklist sheds light on Putin’s rag-tag Ukraine army
Jul26

EU blacklist sheds light on Putin’s rag-tag Ukraine army

The latest EU blacklist on Russia sheds light on the command structures, composition, and ambitions of Putin’s east Ukraine forces. …read more Source:...

EU targets Russian intelligence heads with sanctions
Jul26

EU targets Russian intelligence heads with sanctions

Author(s): NEOnline bortnikov.jpg The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed. Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban were Alexander Bortnikov, head of the...

EU sanctions target Putin’s inner circle
Jul26

EU sanctions target Putin’s inner circle

Author(s): Dan Alexe kadyrov_putin.jpg The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed. Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban for allegedly undermining or...

EU to hit Russia with economic sanctions next week
Jul25

EU to hit Russia with economic sanctions next week

The EU is set to impose economic sanctions on Russia next week. Meanwhile, southern member states want the European Commission to consider any blowback effect when it assesses national deficits. …read more Source:...

[Analysis] EU sanctions on Russia hurt more than it seems
Jul25

[Analysis] EU sanctions on Russia hurt more than it seems

Threats, leaks, innuendoes – the creation of “market uncertainty” on Russia is “a new tool of European and US foreign policy”. …read more Source:...

Incertitude in Ukraine after government resignation
Jul25

Incertitude in Ukraine after government resignation

Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_60496335_preview.jpg The entire Ukrainian government resigned on Thursday, after two parties said they would pull out of the governing coalition. This opened the way for new elections that would reflect the country’s starkly changed political scene after the ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych...

Son of MH17 victims makes passionate plea for peace
Jul25

Son of MH17 victims makes passionate plea for peace

Author(s): XINHUA mh17_letter_tragedy.jpg The son of an Australian couple who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed over Ukraine last week said on Friday that justice will only be served when fighting in the region stops. Paul Guard, whose parents Roger and Jill Guard were on the doomed flight, told local radio that the Ukraine conflict...

EU extends Russian sanctions list
Jul25

EU extends Russian sanctions list

The European Union has agreed to extend its blacklist of Russians subject to sanctions for stoking the conflict in eastern Ukraine. It has also started intense discussions on details of possible restrictions on sophisticated sectors of strategic Russian industries. A meeting of ambassadors of the EU’s member states ended yesterday with...