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      Russia-Crimea Bridge Already under Construction
      May20

      Russia-Crimea Bridge Already under Construction

      Russian construction workers are already building a bridge that will link mainland Russia to the Crimean peninsula which the country incorporated last year. The news was first announced by a Crimean association called “Simferopol” (the administrative center of Crimea) which posted pictures of the works on Facebook.The 19-km bridge...

      VIDEO: Poroshenko: ‘I don’t trust Putin’
      May20

      VIDEO: Poroshenko: ‘I don’t trust Putin’

      Ukraine’s president tells the BBC he does not trust Russian president Vladimir Putin and that Ukrainians should prepare for a major Russian offensive. …read more Source:...

      Apakan: Situation in Ukraine’s Shirokino will be settled within days
      May20

      Apakan: Situation in Ukraine’s Shirokino will be settled within days

      “It was a very useful meeting. We have discussed a number of security issues, including the situation in Shirokino. The parties have expressed similar views upon many issues,” the coordinator of the working group on security said. …read more Source:...

      Moscow demands access to Russians detained in Ukraine
      May20

      Moscow demands access to Russians detained in Ukraine

      Russia has demanded access to two wounded citizens captured in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv says the men are Russian soldiers guilty of carrying out… …read more Source:...

      EU leaders meet with eastern partners in shadow of Ukraine crisis
      May20

      EU leaders meet with eastern partners in shadow of Ukraine crisis

      EU leaders are meeting in Riga this week with six eastern partners, but the talks are likely to be overshadowed by the crisis in Ukraine and the role of Russia after their last summit, in 2013, precipitated the region’s worst security crisis since the… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine shows off captured ‘Russian soldiers’
      May20

      Ukraine shows off captured ‘Russian soldiers’

      Kyiv has aired footage of two men it says are Russian soldiers, who it says were captured in the midst of fighting the country’s restive eastern regions. Moscow has insisted the men are no longer in the Russian military. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Ukraine crisis: Regional chief claims four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed as fighting erupts again in the east of the country
      May20

      Ukraine crisis: Regional chief claims four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed as fighting erupts again in the east of the country

      Fighting has erupted between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, with claims four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed. …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine ‘in real war with Russia’
      May19

      Ukraine ‘in real war with Russia’

      Ukraine’s president tells the BBC his country is now in a “real war” with Russia – and that Ukrainians should prepare for a new Russian offensive. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine vote gives government power to suspend foreign debt payments
      May19

      Ukraine vote gives government power to suspend foreign debt payments

      Parliament hands ministers powers to defend war-torn nation against ‘unscrupulous’ creditorsUkraine’s parliament on Tuesday handed ministers the power to suspend foreign debt payments to defend against “unscrupulous” creditors.The vote was the latest episode in an escalating row over a $25bn (£16bn) rescue package with the...

      Battle erupts in eastern Ukraine, four Ukrainian soldiers killed: regional chief
      May19

      Battle erupts in eastern Ukraine, four Ukrainian soldiers killed: regional chief

      KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting erupted between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and four Ukrainian servicemen were killed, the regional administration chief said. …read more Source:...