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      Opinion: Russia’s deceptive game with Ukraine’s woes
      Aug13

      Opinion: Russia’s deceptive game with Ukraine’s woes

      Ukraine has good reasons why it won’t allow a Russian aid convoy into the country. Moscow appears to refuse cooperation even on humanitarian issues, DW’s Bernd Johann says. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Russian aid convoy halts before crossing Ukrainian border
      Aug13

      Russian aid convoy halts before crossing Ukrainian border

      Hundreds of Russian aid trucks bound for rebel-held east Ukraine halted in the southern Russian city of Voronezh on Wednesday after Kiev said they would not be allowed to cross the border before being vetted by the Red Cross. …read more Source: France...

      NATO nears agreement on beefing up presence in eastern Europe: Poland
      Aug13

      NATO nears agreement on beefing up presence in eastern Europe: Poland

      WARSAW (Reuters) – NATO member states are close to reaching consensus over steps to beef up the alliance’s military presence in eastern Europe in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Wednesday in an interview. …read more Source:...

      Alleged Russian aid convoy closes in on Ukrainian border
      Aug13

      Alleged Russian aid convoy closes in on Ukrainian border

      A snaking Russian convoy that the Kremlin says is carrying humanitarian aid is closing in on the country’s border with Ukraine. The 280 vehicle… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine: Red Cross Urged To Reject Russia Convoy
      Aug13

      Ukraine: Red Cross Urged To Reject Russia Convoy

      Diplomats fear Russia is using the aid convoy as a way of deepening its involvement in the civil war, Sky exclusively reveals. …read more Source: Sky...

      Ashton calls emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers
      Aug13

      Ashton calls emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers

      Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has called an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers on Friday (15 August). France and Italy have been pushing for an urgent meeting to discuss the worsening situation in Iraq, where militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has taken over vast swathes of the...

      “60 people die every day in clashes in Ukraine”
      Aug13

      “60 people die every day in clashes in Ukraine”

      The death toll from clashes in eastern Ukraine has doubled in the last 15 days, spokeswoman of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Cecile Pouilly says.The United Nations on July 26 estimated that 1,129 people had been killed in the conflict in Ukraine, while the latest report put the figure at 2,086. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine Deaths Soar As Russian Lorries Halted
      Aug13

      Ukraine Deaths Soar As Russian Lorries Halted

      A convoy some fear may contain weapons grinds to a halt in Russia, as the number of people killed in the conflict tops 2,000. …read more Source: Sky...

      Ukraine races to beat Russian convoy
      Aug13

      Ukraine races to beat Russian convoy

      Kiev to send its own humanitarian aid to war-torn east, setting the stage for a race to win the hearts and minds of suffering civilians …read more Source: Financial...

      [Ticker] EU to call emergency meeting on Iraq and Ukraine
      Aug13

      [Ticker] EU to call emergency meeting on Iraq and Ukraine

      A spokesman for EU foreign relations chief Ashton has said she is to call an emergency foreign ministers meeting on the crises in Iraq and Ukraine “as early as this week” or early next week. The meeting could signal more Russia sanctions or EU military aid to Iraqi Kurds. …read more Source:...