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New battle for Ukraine’s wounded
Ukraine’s wounded forced to fight for artificial limbs …read more Source:...
Ceasefire means nothing to a town in no man’s land
There is supposed to be a ceasefire in Ukraine between government and rebel forces, but it means little in the… …read more Source: The...
Diplomatic Channels: Each side in Ukraine crisis accuses the other of using foreign fighters. But what is the truth?
Even in the surreal surroundings of the People’s Republic of Donetsk, Beness Aijo stood out – a slight figure in combat fatigues too big, his part-Nigerian heritage making him an incongruous figure among the “army of Slav warriors” proclaiming the re-establishment of Novorossiya. …read more Source: The...
US to sell missiles to Poland amid Russia tensions
Poland is to purchase 40 medium-range missiles from the US as the Ukraine crisis sees eastern European countries double-down on military spending …read more Source: The...
Ukraine pulls back artillery and troops from front line
Rebel militia and Ukranian troops begin to withdraw from Novorossiya, resulting in a de facto independent statelet beyond Poroshenko’s control …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s military readies to pull back big guns after fall-off in separatist fire
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces prepared on Monday to withdraw artillery and heavy armored vehicles within a proposed 30-km (19-mile) buffer zone after detecting a lessening of fire from Russian-backed separatists, a military spokesman said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to pull back artillery
Ukraine is preparing to withdraw heavy weaponry from the line of conflict with pro-Russian rebels, the military says. …read more Source:...
Mariupol, Ukraine: dispatch from the front line
Bloomberg’s Ryan Chilcote visits the front line in Mariupol as fighting continues …read more Source: The...
Putin plans to attend G20 summit in Australia: agency cites Kremlin’s spokesman
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend a Group of 20 summit in the Australian city of Brisbane, Interfax news agency said on Monday, despite calls for the hosts to prevent him attending because of Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Thousands protest in Moscow over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine
Estimates of crowds angry over Russia’s ‘irresponsible, aggressive’ policy towards neighbour range from 5,000 to 26,000Thousands of people gathered in central Moscow on Sundayto protest against their country’s involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine at an All-Russian March for Peace, the first large anti-Kremlin...
