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Ukraine seizes key town of Avdiivka close to rebel stronghold of Donetsk
The Ukrainian government said it has driven pro-Russian separatists out of a key town near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, as fighting continues. …read more Source: The...
Russia bans Polish fruit and veg in apparent retaliation for sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia announced a ban on most fruit and vegetable imports from Poland on Wednesday and said it may extend the restrictions to the rest of the European Union, its first apparent retaliation to new Western sanctions imposed over Ukraine a day earlier. …read more Source:...
Parents of MH17 victim believe their daughter could still be alive and call on expert scientists to investigate
The parents of one of the victims of the MH 17 Malaysia Airline flight that was shot down over Ukraine nearly two weeks ago believe that their daughter could still be alive and are calling on expert scientists to investigate. …read more Source: The...
West is ready to ratchet up sanctions against Russia, says Hammond
Foreign secretary makes threat as EU sanctions are imposed on trade with Russia’s defence, banking and energy industriesThe west is prepared to “tighten the screws” further on Russia if it continues to arm rebels suspected of shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine, Philip Hammond, the foreign secretary, has...
Belarus to host Ukraine crisis talks
President Petro Poroshenko wants discussions with Russia and OSCE to focus on securing access to MH17 crash siteBelarus is to host talks between Ukraine, Russia and OSCE representatives on the crisis in eastern Ukraine, President Alexander Lukashenko’s office has said.It did not say when the meetings would take place but the Ukrainian...
Ukraine seizes key town near Donetsk
Ukraine says it has seized the town of Avdiivka, near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, amid intense fighting in the area around the downed MH17 flight. …read more Source:...
Barack Obama: Russia sanctions are not new ‘Cold War”
President Barack Obama says new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy to force President Vladimir Putin to end his support for Ukrainian rebels do not represent a “new Cold War” …read more...
Barack Obama matches tough EU sanctions on Russia but denies ‘new Cold War’
Ukraine welcomes tough EU and US sanctions and vows not to attack rebel-held cities in favour of a political solution …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Sanctions will make Russia’s ‘weak economy even weaker’, says President Obama
A new wave of sanctions against Russian banks and companies will be imposed within days by the European Union, supported by fresh action against President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies. …read more Source: The...
Qantas should be forced to stop flying over war zones, says union leader
Transport Workers Union national secretary says Abbott government should insist on planes being reroutedThe Abbott government must step in to reroute Qantas and other Australian flights away from conflict zones after the MH17 tragedy, a union leader says.The national secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU), Tony Sheldon, said travellers...
