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      Debaltseve residents caught in the crossfire as Ukrainian crisis worsens
      Feb04

      Debaltseve residents caught in the crossfire as Ukrainian crisis worsens

      Civilians in the Ukrainian city of Debaltseve are struggling to survive, caught in the centre of the crossfire between government forces and… …read more Source:...

      Welcome to the most corrupt nation in Europe
      Feb04

      Welcome to the most corrupt nation in Europe

      While the conflict with Russia heats up in the east, life for most Ukrainians is marred by corruption so endemic that even hospitals appear to be infected. Can anyone clean the country up?Ukraine’s National Cancer Institute occupies three smoke-grey, six‑storey blocks in a residential district on the edge of Kiev. The external walls are...

      Hungary supplying less gas to Ukraine
      Feb04

      Hungary supplying less gas to Ukraine

      Benjamin NovakHungary supplying less gas to Ukraine The “reverse-flow” of natural gas to Ukraine is one way in which the European Union has helped Ukraine stay afloat during its open military conflict with Russian-back separatists. During her recent visit to Budapest German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Hungary’s for its “continued gas...

      Ukraine conflict: Evacuees in survival struggle
      Feb04

      Ukraine conflict: Evacuees in survival struggle

      Ukraine evacuees run gauntlet of shellfire and shortages …read more Source:...

      ‘No doubt’ America will give us weapons, says Ukraine, amid fears of ‘catastrophic’ escalation
      Feb04

      ‘No doubt’ America will give us weapons, says Ukraine, amid fears of ‘catastrophic’ escalation

      Some 224 killed in past three weeks, as Ukraine’s president says he is in “no doubt” the US will provide weapons for fight against Russian-backed separatists …read more Source: The...

      In Eastern Ukraine killing of civilians worse
      Feb03

      In Eastern Ukraine killing of civilians worse

      War in the east of Ukraine jumped to a deadlier level with the shelling of Mariupol on Saturday 24 January. Rockets hit a market, schools, homes and… …read more Source:...

      Hundreds of civilians caught up in fighting in Ukraine being evacuated
      Feb03

      Hundreds of civilians caught up in fighting in Ukraine being evacuated

      Russian-backed rebels in the Ukrainian town of Vuhlehirsk have opened up what they call a humanitarian corridor for civilians fleeing fighting… …read more Source:...

      Russian Foreign Ministry complains about checks on aid
      Feb03

      Russian Foreign Ministry complains about checks on aid

      The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned checks by the Latvian security services on Latvian citizens engaged in a collection of claimed ‘humanitarian’ aid in Latvia for people in war-torn eastern Ukraine – the region in which the Russian government says it is not involved. …read more Source:...

      Netherlands rebuffs Russia proposal to delay ICAO conflict zone risk plan
      Feb03

      Netherlands rebuffs Russia proposal to delay ICAO conflict zone risk plan

      MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Netherlands, which lost 196 citizens when a Malaysian jet was downed over Ukraine last year, said on Tuesday there was no need to wait for a legal assessment of a United Nations plan to share information about conflict zone risks. …read more Source:...

      Bulgaria Won’t Allow to Be Destabilized, President Plevneliev Says
      Feb03

      Bulgaria Won’t Allow to Be Destabilized, President Plevneliev Says

      Bulgaria will not allow to be unnerved and destabilized by Russia, President Rosen Plevneliev has said. In an interview with Czech daily newspaper Lidove Noviny published last week Plevneliev said that Bulgaria is worried to see elements of “unconventional and asymmetric conflicts” being demonstrated not far away from its borders. While...