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Rebels press Ukraine offensive, Obama promises steps against Russian-backed ‘aggression’
NEW DELHI/KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow rebels, backed by what NATO says is the open participation of Russian troops, pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source:...
EU members summoned to Ukraine emergency meeting
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Obama threatens more Russia sanctions
Statement comes after separatist rebels attack Ukrainian city of Mariupol …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine vows to ‘calm’ fighting
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vows to “calm” fighting with pro-Russia rebels in east Ukraine, a day after 30 people were killed in Mariupol. …read more Source:...
Rebels launch ‘intense’ attacks on Ukraine government troops – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels launched new attacks against Ukrainian government positions on Sunday, the Kiev army said, as Western countries threatened more sanctions against Moscow for backing a new separatist offensive. …read more Source:...
Dramatic video of driver’s lucky escape during shelling in Mariupol
The driver of this car was lucky to survive after filming Saturday’s shelling in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol …read more Source: The...
Footage shows shell exploding in busy Ukraine street
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Russia’s Lavrov says Moscow ready to push for peaceful solution in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday that Moscow was ready to do everything it can to encourage rival sides warring in east Ukraine to seek a peaceful solution to the conflict. …read more Source:...
Dashcam: shelling of residential street in Ukraine’s Mariupol – video
A dashboard camera purports to show the shelling of a residential area in Ukraine’s strategic port of Mariupol on Saturday. The video, posted to social media by Mariupol resident Viktor Zubritsky, shows cars driving along a street when large explosions occur in the road ahead. The footage comes as pro-Russian rebels launch an offensive...
EU’s Tusk slams ‘appeasement’ of Russia as bloc talks new sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Senior figures in the European Union brandished a threat of new sanctions against Russia over the weekend violence in eastern Ukraine, with one blasting what he called “appeasement” of Moscow. …read more Source:...
