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      Spain arrests eight accused of joining pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine
      Feb27

      Spain arrests eight accused of joining pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine

      MADRID (Reuters) – Spain on Friday arrested eight citizens who recently returned from fighting alongside pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, the first such arrest in the European Union of foreign citizens involved in the conflict, the Interior Ministry said. …read more Source:...

      VIDEO: Inside village shattered by shelling
      Feb27

      VIDEO: Inside village shattered by shelling

      The Ukrainian army is using the current truce to “rearm and re-group”, says the BBC’s Paul Wood from the village of Peski, near Donetsk airport. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine crisis seen softening political ground for foreign farm land sales
      Feb27

      Ukraine crisis seen softening political ground for foreign farm land sales

      ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The crisis in Ukraine looks set to trigger major changes in its vast agricultural sector with state-owned farm land and small family plots likely to go up for sale despite concerns over the impact on local farmers, according to development experts. …read more Source:...

      Putin’s gas threat: Ukraine sends Russia £10 million to delay energy crisis
      Feb27

      Putin’s gas threat: Ukraine sends Russia £10 million to delay energy crisis

      The European gas crisis has been averted — for now.Ukraine today sent Russia around £10 million to cover natural gas deliveries for March, just days before Putin’s deadline. …read more Source: The...

      Arms supplies to Ukraine would escalate situation -Czech minister
      Feb27

      Arms supplies to Ukraine would escalate situation -Czech minister

      Prague – Arms supplies to Ukraine now would only escalate the situation, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek repeated his opinion after a meeting with his British counterpart Philip Hammond today. … …read more Source: České...

      VIDEO: The volunteer fighters defending Mariupol
      Feb27

      VIDEO: The volunteer fighters defending Mariupol

      The strategically important city of Mariupol is being defended not only by regular Ukrainian army troops but also by fighters who swear allegiance to the Azov Battalion. …read more Source:...

      Poroshenko: Ukrainian weapons withdrawals “trial run” for peace plan
      Feb27

      Poroshenko: Ukrainian weapons withdrawals “trial run” for peace plan

      Ukraine is withdrawing heavy weapons from its front line in the east in order to test if a peace plan with Russian-backed separatists can work, President Petro Poroshenko said Friday.”This is just a trial run and the beginning of the implementation of… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine reports first casualties after two days of calm
      Feb27

      Ukraine reports first casualties after two days of calm

      The Ukrainian army has reported its first casualties after two days in which no fatalities were reported. President Petro Poroshenko has again warned of an ongoing military threat “from the east.” …read more Source: Deutsche...

      The British government was left in the dark during the Ukraine crisis because its diplomats can’t understand Russian
      Feb27

      The British government was left in the dark during the Ukraine crisis because its diplomats can’t understand Russian

      The UK Government was left in the dark while Russia annexed large parts of Ukraine because British diplomats can’t understand Russian, according to a scathing new report by MPs. …read more Source: The...

      Chart: Putin’s popularity reaches 86% but how does it compare with other world leaders?
      Feb27

      Chart: Putin’s popularity reaches 86% but how does it compare with other world leaders?

      Despite, or perhaps because of, the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin’s popularity continues to scale new heights, with a recent poll showing the Russian president’s approval rating at an astounding 86 per cent. …read more Source: The...