Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Russian aid convoy heads for Ukraine amid doubts over lorries’ contents
Kiev says it will turn back shipment which Moscow describes as humanitarian but which west says could be prelude to invasionA huge Russian convoy allegedly carrying humanitarian aid was on its way to war-torn eastern Ukraine on Tuesday night, in a operation which the west fears may be a prelude to a Russian invasion but which Moscow insists is...
Thousands flee eastern Ukraine due to ‘critical’ situation in Luhansk
City’s population has almost halved since ‘anti-terrorist operation’ began in early AprilThousands of families have been forced to flee the worsening conflict in eastern Ukraine, where the situation in Luhansk and other besieged areas is now “critical”, said aid agencies and local officials.The International...
Russia calls on the west not to stop its 280-truck convoy to Ukraine it says contains aid – video
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov calls on the west not to stop its 280-truck convoy to Ukraine that Moscow says contains essential food and medicine. The trucks left Moscow for south-eastern Ukraine early on Tuesday. Lavrov insists the convoy has been discussed with and approved by the Ukrainian government … …read more Source:...
Russian aid convoy ‘will not be admitted into Ukraine’
Ukrainian spokesman says convoy not certified by Red Cross, raising fears that Russia could use initiative to send in troopsA Ukrainian security spokesman has said that a humanitarian convoy being dispatched to eastern Ukraine by Russia will not be admitted into the country.Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security and...
Russian convoy heads for Ukraine
Moscow says 280 trucks are carrying aid but western powers warn against using humanitarian effort as pretext for invasionA convoy of 280 trucks that Russia says is carrying humanitarian has set out for Ukraine amid western warnings to the Kremlin against using help as a pretext for invasion.With Ukraine reporting Russia has massed 45,000 troops...
MH17 body recovery put on hold due to fighting, says Australian PM video
Tony Abbott says the mission to recover bodies from the MH17 crash site has been put on hold due to an upsurge in fighting in the region. Abbott, who is in the Netherlands for talks with the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, said the security situation in eastern Ukraine meant Operation Bring Them Home could not go ahead without undue risk to the...
Russia to send humanitarian convoy into Ukraine in spite of warnings
Kremlin announces aid caravan after European commission warned that unilateral action would be seen as an invasionRussia is sending a humanitarian convoy into Ukraine in cooperation with Red Cross, the Kremlin has announced.It was not immediately clear if Russia had reached agreement with Ukraine on the issue, or if it had decided to move...
Russian agency photographer goes missing in Ukraine
The Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya has launched a publicity campaign in support of its photographer, Andrei Stenin, who went missing in eastern Ukraine six days ago.It has been claimed that he is being held by the Ukrainian security service SBU, but the SBU denies detaining him. … …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian forces prepare to recapture Donetsk
Military spokesman says Donetsk now cut off from other main rebel-held city, LuhanskUkrainian government forces are preparing for the final stage of recapturing the city of Donetsk from pro-Russia separatist rebels after making significant gains that have divided rebel forces, a military spokesman said on Monday.The spokesman, Andriy Lysenko,...
Tony Abbott calls for justice for MH17 victims during trip to Netherlands
Australian leader offers condolences to Dutch and will hold talks on finishing the investigation and ensuring guilty are punishedTony Abbott will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart and military officials in the Netherlands on how the murderers who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight 17 can best be brought to justice.The prime minister landed at...
