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‘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:...
Ukraine crisis sends NATO ‘back to basics’
PARIS (Reuters) – More than two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union brought an end to the Cold War, Ukraine’s crisis is driving the U.S.-led defense alliance back to its original purpose: To protect its members against a perceived Russian threat. …read more Source:...
Senior ICRC official to hold aid convoy talks in Kiev, Moscow
GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will travel to Kiev and Moscow for talks on the delivery of Russian aid to eastern Ukraine, an ICRC spokeswoman said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Russian convoy shifts direction
A convoy of Russian aid trucks turned towards Rostov on Thursday, adding to speculation that it might enter Ukraine through separatist territory …read more Source: Financial...
East Ukrainian rebels say shelling heavy around Donetsk stronghold
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists said on Thursday heavy shelling hit several neighborhoods around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine where government forces are trying to tighten their grip. …read more Source:...
Ukraine accuses Russia of cynicism over convoy; death toll rises sharply
KIEV/VORONEZH Russia (Reuters) – Ukraine described Russia’s dispatch of an aid convoy advancing now towards its border as a cynical act designed to fan a pro-Russian rebellion the UN said on Wednesday had claimed nearly 1,000 lives, fighters and civilians, in two weeks. …read more Source:...
Putin’s Ukraine gamble hastens exodus of Russian money and talent
LONDON (Reuters) – The Kremlin’s worst clash with the West since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union has accelerated the outflow of two of Russia’s most prized assets: money and brains. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Russia rejects aid convoy suspicions
Russian aid lorries are heading for Ukraine although it is unclear if officials will allow them to travel past the border. …read more Source:...
Russia aid convoy heads south
More than 100 lorries carrying Russian aid set off towards the border with Ukraine, amid continuing confusion over their final destination. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: Russian ‘aid’ convoy heads straight for rebels in Luhansk as fears intensify of ‘direct invasion’
A Russian convoy carrying “humanitarian aid” has turned away from its route towards a confrontation with government officials at the Ukrainian border – and is now heading straight for rebel-held areas. …read more Source: The...
