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MH17: what we know so far
Graphic: A roundup of what we know so far about the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine …read more Source: The...
EU sends advisers to help Ukraine bring law and order to rebel areas
Kremlin accuses Brussels of believing in ‘fairytales’ as more Russians face travel ban and asset freezeThe EU has parachuted a team of security advisers into Kiev to assist the Ukrainian government in imposing the rule of law in rebel districts, in a provocative move likely to further inflame relations with Moscow.Catherine Ashton,...
MH17 crash: Australia and Netherlands wait on Kiev to ratify police missions
Push to allow international police teams into crash site waits for Ukrainian parliament to give the green light, despite government having no control over the areaDutch and Australian authorities are closing in on a deal to take major police contingents to the site of the MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine, but the plans are fraught with difficulty...
MH17: Plane transports last remaining victims back to the Netherlands
An Australian air force transport plane was the last to depart eastern Ukraine on Saturday, carrying victims of the MH17 crash …read more Source: The...
Ukraine fights ‘foreign mercenaries’ in its east, says president
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday his country was not fighting a civil war in its east but was fighting “foreign mercenaries”, hailing soldiers for forcing pro-Russian rebels out of several towns and cities. …read more Source:...
‘We promised our daughter we would come here’: Australian-based parents of MH17 victim arrive at crash site to pay their respects as 38 more bodies are finally flown back to Amsterdam
Jerzy Dyczynski, right, and his wife Angela, left, made braved the ongoing fighting in Ukraine to visit the site where their daughter Fatima died aboard flight MH17. Mr Dycynski said his daughter would ‘forever be at peace’. …read more Source: Daily...
MH17: Victim’s Parents Visit Crash Scene
The couple walked among the debris and scorched earth and laid a large bouquet of flowers at the site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Sky...
EU sanctions ‘threaten terror’ war
Russia warns new EU sanctions against it over the Ukraine crisis will jeopardise security co-operation and the fight against terrorism. …read more Source:...
Australian and Dutch forces prevented from taking control of MH17 crash site
Deployment of multinational force of policemen and soldiers to site of Malaysian Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine held up by haggling with both Ukrainian and rebel authorities …read more Source: The...
Russia criticizes EU sanctions, raps U.S. over Ukraine role
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reacted angrily on Saturday to additional sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they would hamper cooperation on security issues and undermine the fight against terrorism and organized crime. …read more Source:...
