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      New Austrian commissioner backs EU sanctions on Russia
      Sep30

      New Austrian commissioner backs EU sanctions on Russia

      The EU’s next neighbourhood commissioner was tougher than expected on Russia at his EU parliament hearing on Tuesday. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] EU countries to maintain Russia sanctions
      Sep30

      [Ticker] EU countries to maintain Russia sanctions

      EU countries’ ambassadors Tuesday opted not to roll back sanctions on Russia, with an EU spokeswoman saying that parts of the Minsk ceasefire deal still “need to be properly implemented”. Germany’s Merkel earlier Tuesday in Berlin said the EU is “very far away [from] considerations to take back sanctions”....

      EU’s Russia sanctions over Ukraine to remain in place
      Sep30

      EU’s Russia sanctions over Ukraine to remain in place

      EU diplomats have decided to keep in place a tough package of sanctions against Russia, over its actions in eastern Ukraine and support of rebels there. A peace plan had not yet been fully implemented, they said. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      EU to keep Russia sanctions in place
      Sep30

      EU to keep Russia sanctions in place

      No lifting of EU sanctions on Russia, say officials in Brussels, after deciding Ukraine peace deal not implemented …read more Source:...

      Donetsk airport clash violates truce
      Sep30

      Donetsk airport clash violates truce

      Officials in eastern Ukraine say artillery is pounding the Donetsk airport area, where Ukrainian troops are resisting pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine prosecutor opens criminal case against Russian officials
      Sep30

      Ukraine prosecutor opens criminal case against Russian officials

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian state prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal investigation against a Russian law enforcement agency, accusing it of supporting separatist and “terrorist” groups in the east of the country. …read more Source:...

      New wave of fighting threatens Ukraine truce
      Sep30

      New wave of fighting threatens Ukraine truce

      Ukraine’s precarious ceasefire was on the verge of collapse last night after a wave of attacks by pro-Russian insurgents left… …read more Source: The...

      Crimean road sinkhole kills 4 adults and 2 children when their car falls in
      Sep30

      Crimean road sinkhole kills 4 adults and 2 children when their car falls in

      Six people – including three-year-old twins – died after their car plunged into a 26ft-wide sinkhole in the middle of a main road near the Crimean capital of Simferopol. …read more Source: Daily...

      Heavy fighting in Donetsk; possible mass grave discovered
      Sep29

      Heavy fighting in Donetsk; possible mass grave discovered

      Nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the eastern city of Donetsk and scores more wounded during fighting at the city’s airport, according to… …read more Source:...

      Shakhtar welcome European distraction
      Sep29

      Shakhtar welcome European distraction

      Shakhtar Donetsk play their first home Champions League game of the season on Tuesday, 600 miles from home due to the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...