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West agrees wider Russia sanctions as Kiev says forces near crash site
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. and European leaders agreed on Monday to impose wider sanctions on Russia’s financial, defense and energy sectors as Ukraine said its forces advanced toward the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Russian artillery bombards Ukraine, claims US military
The United States confronted Moscow yesterday with satellite intelligence allegedly showing how heavy artillery bombarded eastern Ukraine from across the… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: EU to finalise toughest sanctions yet on Russian banks and energy firms
New sanctions on Russian banks and energy companies are due to be finalised tomorrow by the European Union in an effort to increase pressure on Moscow over its involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ossetia Fenced Off As Ukraine Tensions Grow
Georgians find themselves on opposite sides of a permanent divide as Russia recreates the iron curtain in the breakaway region. …read more Source: Sky...
Ukraine Rebels ‘Getting More Powerful Weapons’
The US and Europe will impose greater sanctions against Moscow as Russia allegedly masses its forces on the border. …read more Source: Sky...
US will follow EU in likely escalation of Russia sanctions, says White House
Announcement of impending measures follows conference call between Obama and leaders of UK, France, Italy and GermanyThe White House has said that it expects Europe will escalate sanctions against Russia in the coming days and signalled that the US, which is concerned Moscow could still launch a full-scale cross-border intervention into Ukraine,...
Are Ukraine’s rebels fighting a 1920s war?
Are Ukraine’s 2014 rebels fighting a war from the 1920s? …read more Source:...
MH17 jet ‘downed by shrapnel’
Security officials in Ukraine say the Malaysia Airlines jet downed in eastern Ukraine suffered an explosive loss of pressure caused by missile shrapnel. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: EU to finalise toughest sanctions sanctions yet on Russian banks and energy firms
New sanctions on Russian banks and energy companies are due to be finalised tomorrow by the European Union in an effort to increase pressure on Moscow over its involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian separatists face crunch point
Month-long counter-offensive by the Ukrainian army has pushed rebel forces back into urban centres and is reaching crunch point …read more Source: Financial...
