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Ukraine crisis: Military claims ‘Russian tanks have destroyed virtually every house” in Novosvitlivka
Russian tanks have “destroyed virtually every house” in the town of Novosvitlivka near Luhansk, Ukraine’s military has said, as the EU considers fresh sanctions against Russia. …read more...
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine’s actions reminiscent of Nazi siege – video
Russian president Vladimir Putin likens the actions of the Ukrainian military in the country’s east to the Nazi siege of Leningrad during the second world war. At an event at a youth camp on Friday, Putin said what is happening in Ukraine is a ‘huge tragedy’ and expressed his belief that Russians and Ukrainians are...
Ukraine Says Russian Tanks Have Attacked Town
Ukraine’s president claims Russian tanks destroyed “virtually every house” in one town and thousands of troops are in the country. …read more Source: Sky...
Ukraine plane with seven on board ‘crashes in Sahara’
It is unknown what has happened to seven people on board a Ukrainian plane which crashed, local media in Algeria say …read more Source: The...
Presence of Russian troops is an act of aggression and EU must react, says Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine is pressing the EU for tough new sanctions against Russia, warning that Moscow’s acts of aggression require a stronger response from the west …read more Source: The...
EU leaders set to agree new Russia sanctions
Germany ready to support extension of sanctions at the summit in Brussels after Nato reported more than 1,000 Russian troops operating inside Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
Eyewitness: Donetsk, Ukraine
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series … …read more Source: The...
EU leaders to threaten extra Russia sanctions, agree new team
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders are likely to threaten Russia with new economic sanctions over its action in Ukraine on Saturday but officials and diplomats said the bloc was not yet ready to order additional penalties. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian cargo plane with seven on board crashes in Algeria: ministry
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A cargo plane with six Ukrainians and one Russian on board crashed in Algeria’s far south early on Saturday, an Algerian transport ministry official said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine seeks to join NATO; defiant Putin compares Kiev to Nazis
LAKE SELIGER Russia/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armored columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source:...
