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Russia’s aid convoy: Putin’s PR coup
HELP is on the way. Or so Russian state television declared on August 12th, as nearly 300 lorries with food, medicine and generators set off from a base outside Moscow for the besieged city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine.Confusion reigns over what the lorries are carrying, and over how they will cross into Ukraine. As The Economistwent to press,...
World peace? These are the only 11 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict
With the crisis in Gaza, the rise of Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria and the international stand-off ongoing in Ukraine, it can sometimes feel like the whole world is at war. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebel head Strelkov ‘quits’
Igor Girkin – known as Strelkov – resigns as the military chief of pro-Russian rebels in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, reports say. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian MP punches colleague in the face in parliament – video
Oleh Lyashko, the leader of Ukraine’s populist Radical Party, is punched by a colleague after an argument over soldiers fighting in east Ukraine. Lyashko and independent deputy Oleksandr Shevchenko square-off in front of media, exchanging profanities and engaging in a brief scuffle. The pair then face-off again and Shevchenko strikes...
Russian shadow hits German confidence
The Ukraine crisis, a slowdown in emerging markets, and domestic concerns, notably about energy costs, have left Europe’s largest economy spluttering …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine says it will accept Russian aid convey under Red Cross distribution – video
A Russian aid convoy left the south-western Russian city of Voronezh in the early hours on Thursday and can be seen advancing towards the Ukrainian border. Kiev declared that the convoy would not be allowed to pass on Wednesday, but a presidential spokesman says a compromise might be found, bringing the distribution under the control of the...
Russian convoy stops close to Ukraine border
Group of 280 trucks, reportedly carrying humanitarian aid, stops in field 25 miles from rebel-controlled border crossingA large Russian convoy reportedly carrying humanitarian aid has arrived close to the border with eastern Ukraine, near a crossing point controlled by pro-Russian separatists.The route of the 280-truck convoy, which set off from...
Russian aid convoy resumes journey to Ukraine
A convoy of lorries carrying humanitarian aid from Russia into Ukraine continues its journey but bypasses Red Cross check point …read more Source: The...
Malaysia declares Aug 22 national day of mourning for MH17 victims
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Thursday declared a national day of mourning on August 22, when 16 bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, downed over eastern Ukraine last month, are set to arrive from the Netherlands. …read more Source:...
‘Shelling hits’ rebel-held Donetsk
Heavy shelling is heard in rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk as a Russian convoy approaches the Ukrainian border. …read more Source:...
