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Revived government forces push to win back rebel capital
Fighting erupted in the Ukrainian city of Donestk today as pro-government forces pounded Russian-backed separatists in what is expected to… …read more Source: The...
MH17 black boxes handed over by pro-Russia rebels
Malaysian officials receive flight recorders from downed plane in ceremony after 12 hours of negotiationsFour days after the Boeing 777 came crashing down into the fields of eastern Ukraine, the black box recorders from flight MH17 were finally handed over to the Malaysians at a surreal night-time ceremony in Donetsk.Almost 12 hours after...
Wrangle over bodies puts investigation in jeopardy
Dutch investigators have expressed doubts that a proper investigation into the Malaysia Airlines disaster will be possible after Kiev and… …read more Source: The...
EU blacklists Vladimir Putin’s ‘cronies’ as David Cameron calls for arms ban
Prime minister says ties between east and west are at decisive moment as UN Security Council calls for full access to crash siteDavid Cameron said that the EU will on Tuesday blacklist the “cronies and oligarchs” around Vladimir Putin as part of “a new range of hard-hitting economic sanctions” in response to the downing of...
Osborne warns on hit from Russia sanctions
The chancellor believes a short-term commercial loss caused by tougher sanctions on Russia is a price worth paying to ensure security in Europe …read more Source: Financial...
Barack Obama to Ukraine separatists: What are they trying to hide?
Barack Obama calls on Vladimir Putin to compel the separatists to cooperate with the investigation into the MH17 crash …read more Source: The...
Rebel trio may have slipped Moscow’s bonds
Russia has said it will use its influence with rebels to move towards a political solution in east Ukraine, yet it remains unclear how much control the Kremlin now has …read more Source: Financial...
Russia’s oligarchs fear further sanctions over Ukraine
Businessmen face ruin if tougher sanctions are introduced in response to downing of Malaysian Airlines flight …read more Source: The...
Ed Miliband meets with Obama over Ukraine, Gaza and Scottish independence
A chat and all-important photo-opportunity with the US president is seen as electoral gold dust for a British opposition leader. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine rebels hand over black boxes
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have handed over two flight-data recorders from the downed MH17 plane to Malaysian officials. …read more Source:...
