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Crimea could set up Uefa-approved league, says Russian minister
• ‘It is likely that a Crimean football league will be set up’• ‘Uefa is ready to give it the necessary help,’ says Vitaly Mutko• Crimea football fans shiver at prospect of playing in SiberiaCrimea could set up its own league which would be legally compatible with Uefa, the Russian minister for sport, Vitaly Mutko, said on...
Revealed: how Ukraine conflict has claimed 5,000 lives
With a UN report on Friday showing the conflict in eastern Ukraine has claimed 5,000 lives, we look at how fighting between Kiev forces and pro-Russian rebels has unfolded …read more Source: The...
Ukraine separatists to press on with offensive: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists will press on with a military offensive in east Ukraine and will not initiate ceasefire talks with the Ukrainian authorities, their leader was quoted as saying on Friday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict death toll surpasses 5,000
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Ukraine rebels ‘reject truce talks’
The main pro-Russian rebel leader in eastern Ukraine says his troops are on the offensive and he does not want truce talks. …read more Source:...
European Union to consider increasing aid to Ukraine: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will discuss on Tuesday increasing the bloc’s emergency aid to Ukraine to as much as 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion), more than the 1.8 billion euros already proposed by the European Commission, diplomats said. …read more Source:...
‘We’re nothing more than bargaining chips’ – what it means to be Ukrainian in wartime
The conflict in eastern Ukraine is often framed as a battle between pro-Russian and pro-Kiev forces, but the country’s political, social and ethnic makeup is far more complicated. Ukrainians in six cities told RFE/RL their views on the crisisI think a lot of Ukrainians are thinking about their personal history these days. We’re all...
Exclusive: U.S. to back new system warning airlines in conflict zones
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United States will throw its support behind a proposal by the U.N.’s aviation agency to share information about risks to commercial aircraft over conflict zones after the downing of a Malaysian jet in Ukraine last year, according to a senior U.S. official. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russia separatists vow further advances into Ukraine after taking Donetsk airport
After winning an eight-month seige at Donetsk airport, Russian-backed separatists vow to advance further …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire on the brink of breaking down entirely
A tenuous ceasefire in eastern Ukraine appears on the brink of breaking down entirely, with a Nato official warning that the recent escalation of fighting in some areas surpassed levels of violence seen before the September truce. …read more Source: The...
