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      Ukraine and Russia in troop exchange
      Aug31

      Ukraine and Russia in troop exchange

      Ten captured Russian paratroopers and 63 Ukrainian soldiers have been exchanged following negotiations, Russian media report. …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in Algeria
      Aug31

      Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in Algeria

      Investigators are trying to find out what caused a cargo plane to crash in Algeria’s far south. Six Ukrainians and one Russian were onboard the… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine: Russia threatened with new sanctions, Poroshenko warns of ‘point of no return’
      Aug31

      Ukraine: Russia threatened with new sanctions, Poroshenko warns of ‘point of no return’

      The EU is threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis. Officials are set to draw up proposals within a week. It is… …read more Source:...

      Mariupol residents form human chain amid rebel threat
      Aug31

      Mariupol residents form human chain amid rebel threat

      Residents of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have formed a human chain, amid fears that separatists may try to seize the area. Neighbouring… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions
      Aug31

      Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions

      KIEV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh gains in its east, as EU leaders signaled on Saturday they would threaten more sanctions against Moscow over the crisis. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine crisis: Russia in a ‘state of war’ with Europe, warn leaders
      Aug31

      Ukraine crisis: Russia in a ‘state of war’ with Europe, warn leaders

      European leaders last night warned that the presence of Russian soldiers in Ukraine represented a serious threat to the security of the whole continent, with some calling for a dramatic escalation of the EU’s response given Moscow’s “state of war” against Europe. …read more Source: The...

      Poland’s Tusk, Italy’s Mogherini set for top EU jobs
      Aug31

      Poland’s Tusk, Italy’s Mogherini set for top EU jobs

      Polish PM Donald tusk became president of the European Council and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was appointed the bloc’s diplomacy chief at a Brussels summit on Saturday at which EU leaders also considered new sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: France...

      EU warning to Russia over troops in Ukraine
      Aug31

      EU warning to Russia over troops in Ukraine

      Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that a new list of sanctions against Russia would be ready “within seven” days if Moscow did not withdraw troops and heavy weapons from eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...

      ‘Praying for death’ in Ukraine
      Aug31

      ‘Praying for death’ in Ukraine

      Activist relives humiliation and horror at hands of Ukraine rebels …read more Source:...

      EU threatens Russia with unspecified new sanctions if Ukraine crisis worsens
      Aug31

      EU threatens Russia with unspecified new sanctions if Ukraine crisis worsens

      European Union leaders agree only to draw up measures within a week, amid concern over economic ramificationsThe European Union has threatened Russia with new trade sanctions if Moscow fails to start reversing its action in Ukraine, but sharp divisions among leaders at a summit in Brussels left the timing of any measures uncertain. After a...