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      MH17: Ukraine separatist commander admits rebels had Buk missile system
      Jul23

      MH17: Ukraine separatist commander admits rebels had Buk missile system

      Alexander Khodakovsky makes first such admission by senior separatist figure following downing of Malaysia Airlines planeA top rebel commander in eastern Ukraine has admitted the armed separatist movement had control of a Buk missile system, which Kiev and western countries say was used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines plane last week.Alexander...

      Ukraine crisis: Now the city of Slovyansk has been recaptured, will Donetsk be next?
      Jul23

      Ukraine crisis: Now the city of Slovyansk has been recaptured, will Donetsk be next?

      In Lenin Square, a series of blue and yellow banners flew from flagpoles. From a large speaker, the volume turned up higher than was entirely necessarily, were being broadcast the day’s business in the national parliament in Kiev. …read more Source: The...

      The EU has to draw unity from the wreckage of MH17
      Jul23

      The EU has to draw unity from the wreckage of MH17

      The crisis in Ukraine is posing some hard existential questions for the European Union. The member states are being asked whether, in a post-Cold War world, they are ready to define their relationship with Russia collectively rather than individually. They are being asked whether they are prepared to inflict pain on their own citizens for the...

      Russian hand seen in arming of rebels
      Jul23

      Russian hand seen in arming of rebels

      Downing of Kiev fighter jets adds to suspicions among western intelligence officials who point to an extensive weapons-smuggling operation …read more Source: Financial...

      Fighter jets ‘shot down’ over Ukraine
      Jul23

      Fighter jets ‘shot down’ over Ukraine

      Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence alleges pro-Russian forces have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets. The incident reportedly occurred near the… …read more Source:...

      John McCain: European sanctions on Russia are ‘a joke’
      Jul23

      John McCain: European sanctions on Russia are ‘a joke’

      EXCLUSIVE: Speaking to The Telegraph, Republican senator leads chorus of American fury over EU’s tepid sanctions against Moscow …read more Source: The...

      Northern Ireland’s lessons for Ukraine | @guardianletters
      Jul23

      Northern Ireland’s lessons for Ukraine | @guardianletters

      It is alarming that western leaders, including Cameron, seek to pose as judge, jury and executioner on the issue of who downed MH 17 (Report, 23 July). Why are none of them championing the legal route? They need to gather the evidence from the crash site, from the witnesses who saw the Buk missiles in Torez etc give it all to the judges at the...

      Graphic content: when photographs of carnage are too upsetting to publish
      Jul23

      Graphic content: when photographs of carnage are too upsetting to publish

      The onslaught in Gaza and the MH17 crash scene in Ukraine have generated thousands of pictures, many of which show the gruesome reality of the violence. How does the Guardian’s head of photography decide whether or not to use such images?”I really can’t bear to look at that picture for more than a moment, it’s just too...

      Damning evidence of MH17 crash site looting grows: Relatives claim victims’ phones are answered by ‘eastern Europeans’ – as order emerges for jewellery to be handed into rebel ‘defence fund’
      Jul23

      Damning evidence of MH17 crash site looting grows: Relatives claim victims’ phones are answered by ‘eastern Europeans’ – as order emerges for jewellery to be handed into rebel ‘defence fund’

      The latest claims add further weight to reports the crime scene in eastern Ukraine has been an unsecured, chaotic shambles that has hampered the investigation. …read more Source: Daily...

      Ukraine: pro-Russia rebels shoot down two fighter jets days after MH17 disaster
      Jul23

      Ukraine: pro-Russia rebels shoot down two fighter jets days after MH17 disaster

      Footage has been posted online which appears to show pro-Russian rebels shooting down two Ukrainian fighter jets and wandering through the wreckage of the downed planes …read more Source: The...