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Russia threatens Ukraine after shell crosses border
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow threatened Kiev on Sunday with “irreversible consequences” after a man was killed by a shell fired across the border from Ukraine, describing the incident in warlike terms as aggression that must be met with a response. …read more Source:...
One man killed as shell from Ukraine hits Russian border town: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian man was killed and two women were injured when shells fired from Ukrainian territory hit two houses in Russia’s Rostov region, Russian news agencies said on Sunday, an attack denied by the Ukrainian authorities. …read more Source:...
Biden tells Ukraine’s Poroshenko US will press Russia over rebels
Vice-president expresses condolences after 23 servicemen die US will work to ‘impose costs’ over supply of ‘heavy weapons’Vice-president Joe Biden on Saturday encouraged the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, to pursue talks that could lead to a ceasefire with pro-Russia rebels and said Washington continued to pursue...
EU broadens sanctions list in attempt to stop increasing fighting in Eastern Ukraine
The European Union is targeting another 11 Ukrainian activists as it attempts to reduce the power of pro-Russian rebels in eastern parts of the country. …read more Source: The...
Eastern Ukrainian cities shelled by the military in a night of violence – video
Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk and the town of Maryinka clean up the damage on Saturday after the Ukrainian military shelled parts of the region. The military says the shelling was in retaliation for a rebel missile strike that killed 30 Ukrainian soldiers on Friday … …read more Source: The...
Shells hit suburb of Ukraine city
A suburb of the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk comes under heavy bombardment, a day after the army suffers some of its heaviest losses. …read more Source:...
EU imposes sanctions on more Ukraine rebels
Alexander Borodai, leader of Donetsk ‘republic’, and 10 others face travel bans and asset freezes as clashes continue in eastThe European Union has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on the Ukrainian separatist leader Alexander Borodai and 10 other rebels as residents of Donetsk flee amid fears of further attacks on the rebel...
Ukraine scrambles fighter jets above rebel positions as missile attack resumes
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine scrambled jet fighters to strike at rebel positions early on Saturday, after separatists resumed missile attacks on government forces near the frontier with Russia, the border guard service said. …read more Source:...
More pro-Russian rebels on the wrong end of EU sanctions
The European Union has extended sanctions to 11 pro-Russia rebellion leaders in eastern Ukraine. The sanctions come into force today… …read more Source: The...
VIDEO: What does the world think of Putin?
Ukraine events lead to negative views of Russia and its leader …read more Source:...