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      BREAKING: 11 killed and 20 missing in Ukraine coal mine explosion
      Mar02

      BREAKING: 11 killed and 20 missing in Ukraine coal mine explosion

      AT LEAST 11 people have been killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Polish foreign minister: Russia will ‘very likely’ annex Donbass
      Mar02

      Polish foreign minister: Russia will ‘very likely’ annex Donbass

      There is a “great probability” that Moscow will take over the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, Poland’s Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv, Radio Poland reported. Waszczykowski warned Russia is already issuing identity cards and passports, seizing Ukrainian property and cutting the eastern...

      [Ticker] Russian-backed rebels seize factories and mines in Ukriane
      Mar02

      [Ticker] Russian-backed rebels seize factories and mines in Ukriane

      Russian-backed rebels announced on Wednesday (1 March) the takeover of 40 factories and mines in eastern Ukraine. In a move the country’s president Petro Poroshenko called a sign of Russia’s “occupation”, he urged Western sanctions against those taking part in the seizure. The rebels’ action comes after a week-long...

      MPs: UK must resist Trump, maintain Russia sanctions
      Mar02

      MPs: UK must resist Trump, maintain Russia sanctions

      Britain must have some “uncomfortable conversations” with its close allies and take a “principled stance” on Russian sanctions, the all-party foreign affairs select committee wrote in a report released Thursday. Sanctions should not be lifted until Russia ends its illegal annexation of Crimea, stops supporting separatist groups in eastern...

      Polish FM: Russia attempt to annex Donbass ‘very likely’
      Mar02

      Polish FM: Russia attempt to annex Donbass ‘very likely’

      “It is very likely that Russia is seeking to annex the Donbass region,” Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said on Wednesday during a trip to Kyev. …read more Source: Polskie...

      Belarus, Ukraine sign agreements on joint emergency prevention, response
      Mar02

      Belarus, Ukraine sign agreements on joint emergency prevention, response

      The documents were signed by the heads of the emergencies agencies of the two countries Vladimir Vashchenko and Nikolai Chechetkin. …read more Source:...

      Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 15 March
      Mar02

      Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 15 March

      Martin Sajdik said that Minsk hosted a meeting of the working group on economic affairs on 1 March. The parties continued discussing the supply of water and electricity to Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast, and also protection of critically important infrastructure. …read more Source:...

      UK must stand up to Trump over sanctions on Russia, say MPs
      Mar02

      UK must stand up to Trump over sanctions on Russia, say MPs

      Any moves by the US to ease pressure on Putin over Ukraine should be challenged, says foreign affairs committee The UK must brace itself to stage “uncomfortable conversations” with its closest ally, the United States, to ensure the west maintains a principled stance on sanctions against Russia, the all-party foreign affairs select committee has...

      Separatist rebels seize factories and mines in eastern Ukraine
      Mar01

      Separatist rebels seize factories and mines in eastern Ukraine

      Rebels in eastern Ukraine have seized control of 40 factories and coal mines. They also took over a major aid distribution center. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Poland to extradite popular file-sharing site owner to the US
      Mar01

      Poland to extradite popular file-sharing site owner to the US

      Polish court decided, that Ukrainian Artem Vauiln, can be extradited to the US for copyright infringement charges. Vaulin operated a popular peer-to-peer filesharing website Kickass Torrents, he was arrested in Warsaw in July last year. “It is legally admissable to hand over the citizen of Ukraine, Artem Vaulin to US justice authorities,” the...