Section: Ireland
Poroshenko vows justice for MH17 victims
As one year passes following the downing of Malaysian commercial flight MH17 above eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has vowed justice will be done and those guilty of bringing down the plane will not evade punishment. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Service ahead of MH17 disaster anniversary
Families of those killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine last year demanded justice at a memorial ceremony ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Dutch seek UN tribunal over downing of MH17
The Dutch government is lobbying its political allies for the establishment of a UN tribunal to prosecute suspects in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Russia cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine as talks collapse
Gazprom halts exports after Ukraine misses payment amid fraught negotiations …read more Source: The Irish...
EU to extend sanctions against Russia
EU foreign ministers have formally agreed to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said this morning. …read more Source: RTÉ...
US may place military equipment in eastern Europe
The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter further aggression, a senior US official said this morning. …read more Source: RTÉ...
EU sanctions on Russia already ‘yielding results’
MEPs called on EU leaders to maintain economic pressure on Russia …read more Source: The Irish...
Firemen missing after fuel explosion in Ukraine
A powerful explosion at a fuel depot near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, is believed to have killed a number of firemen as they fought to control a blaze that had burned through the night. …read more Source: RTÉ...
G7 to discuss Russian ‘aggression’ in Ukraine, Obama says
European Commission’s Juncker accuses Greek PM of distorting proposals from creditors …read more Source: The Irish...
Greece and Ukraine to overshadow G7 summit
Leaders from the Group of Seven industrial nations meet today for a summit overshadowed by Greece’s debt crisis and ongoing violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
