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    Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis
    Jul31

    Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis

    Germany and Russia have been working on a secret plan to broker a peaceful solution to end international tensions over the Ukraine. …read more Source: The...

    Tony Abbott says airlines should tell passengers about routes over war zones
    Jul31

    Tony Abbott says airlines should tell passengers about routes over war zones

    However, the prime minister says he would not force Qantas to bypass IraqTony Abbott has called on airlines to tell passengers about flight routes over war zones, but resisted union demands for a prescriptive approach to force Qantas to bypass Iraq.The Transport Workers Union called on the government to compel all Australian-registered airlines...

    Ukraine crisis ‘game-changer’ for UK defence warn MPs
    Jul31

    Ukraine crisis ‘game-changer’ for UK defence warn MPs

    Nato is poorly prepared to deal with the new threat from Russia and the “ambiguous warfare” the Kremlin has used in Ukraine, MPs warn …read more Source: The...

    Russians hold key posts with Ukraine separatists
    Jul31

    Russians hold key posts with Ukraine separatists

    Russians appear to be calling the shots among the separatists in Eastern Ukraine. Men from Moscow occupy many of the key positions in the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: Deutsche...

    Vanity Military Selfies Are Spoiling Russia’s Attack in Ukraine
    Jul31

    Vanity Military Selfies Are Spoiling Russia’s Attack in Ukraine

    Images mixed by author. “We shelled Ukraine all night long.” These are the words a young Russian soldier wrote on his social network page last week, where he published a photograph of military equipment in an open field. When the post went viral, the soldier removed the word “Ukraine” from the caption. Then his account...

    Leaders meet to discuss MH17 access
    Jul31

    Leaders meet to discuss MH17 access

    Malaysian and Dutch leaders to meet later to discuss securing full access to the crash site of MH17 in eastern Ukraine, two weeks after the plane went down. …read more Source:...

    Russia: ‘short-sighted’ sanctions will backfire on US, EU
    Jul31

    Russia: ‘short-sighted’ sanctions will backfire on US, EU

    Russia has criticized sanctions imposed by the EU and US this week, saying they will lead to higher energy prices in Europe. In eastern Ukraine, meanwhile, fresh peace talks appear possible – with an unusual host. …read more Source: Deutsche...

    Nato unprepared for potential threats from Russia, say MPs
    Jul31

    Nato unprepared for potential threats from Russia, say MPs

    Cross-party report issued as group of former Russian and European defence ministers warn of risk of accidental warNato is ill-prepared to confront new threats posed by Russia, and members of the western military alliance may not have the collective political will to take concerted action to deter an attack, a cross-party group of MPs warn on...

    Europe adds Putin cronies, aide and bank to sanctions blacklist
    Jul31

    Europe adds Putin cronies, aide and bank to sanctions blacklist

    Expanded list of those subject to EU asset freezes and travel bans is unprecedented in its reach into president’s inner circleThe EU has added three longstanding “cronies” of Vladimir Putin, an important presidential aide and a Russian bank to its sanctions blacklist in the latest punitive measure aimed at Moscow for its...

    MH17: Bishop reacts to claim rebels are laying landmines near crash site
    Jul31

    MH17: Bishop reacts to claim rebels are laying landmines near crash site

    If true, it is utterly despicable, says foreign minister Julie Bishop, while reports suggest remains of up to 80 bodies are still on siteJulie Bishop has responded to claims that MH17 investigators are being deterred from the crash site by the laying of landmines, saying such an act would be utterly despicable.The Australian foreign minister says...