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Ukraine crisis: Barroso warns Putin not to push EU to ‘point of no return’
European commission president insists it isn’t too late for a political solution but tells Russia not to underestimate the EUVladimir Putin has been warned that the crisis in Ukraine could be reaching the “point of no return” as European leaders said the EU was ready to defend its principles.As the Ukrainian president, Petro...
The 20 photographs of the week
The crisis in Ukraine, the funeral of Michael Brown, the US Open in New York the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...
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:...
