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Obama accuses Ukraine rebels of moving crash evidence: ‘What exactly are they trying to hide?’
Jul21

Obama accuses Ukraine rebels of moving crash evidence: ‘What exactly are they trying to hide?’

The U.S. president says the burden is on Russia and President Vladimir Putin to compel the separatists to co-operate with the investigation. …read more Source: Toronto...

Flight MH17: Russian billionaires frantic about business prospects, as Putin risks isolation
Jul21

Flight MH17: Russian billionaires frantic about business prospects, as Putin risks isolation

Russia’s richest businessmen “in horror” that President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine will lead to crippling sanctions. …read more Source: Toronto...

Canada to level more sanctions against Russia in wake of MH17 crash
Jul21

Canada to level more sanctions against Russia in wake of MH17 crash

Canada is ready to level more sanctions against Russia in the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says. …read more Source:...

MH17: Ottawa blames Putin for downed Malaysian airliner
Jul21

MH17: Ottawa blames Putin for downed Malaysian airliner

Canada says it’s broadening the sanctions it’s imposing on Russia in wake of the attack on a civilian Malaysian airliner over Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...

Dutch PM demands access to disaster area of Flight MH17 downing
Jul21

Dutch PM demands access to disaster area of Flight MH17 downing

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says “all political, economic and financial options” are on the table if access doesn’t improve to the area in Eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 went down last week, killing the 298 on board. …read more Source:...

Bodies of MH17 victims at risk as power fails on refrigerated train
Jul21

Bodies of MH17 victims at risk as power fails on refrigerated train

The chaotic Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 recovery effort stumbled again Monday, with more bodies found at the sprawling crash site but a worrisome power outage in the refrigerated train holding over 200 of the dead. …read more Source:...

More bodies found at plane crash site in east Ukraine as UN vote looms
Jul21

More bodies found at plane crash site in east Ukraine as UN vote looms

HRABOVE, Ukraine — Rescuers retrieved more bodies Monday in the sprawling fields of east Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed, killing all 298 people aboard. The chaotic rescue effort, which was marred by an outage in the refrigerated train that was to transport many of the dead, continued ahead of an expected vote later by...

Fighting erupts in Ukraine as crash investigators arrive
                            
                            
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Jul21

Fighting erupts in Ukraine as crash investigators arrive [Video]

Ukrainian army tanks were reported to be launching an assault to break pro-Russian rebels’ hold on the eastern city of Donetsk on Monday. …read more Source: The Toronto...

UN Security Council to vote on MH17 crash probe
Jul21

UN Security Council to vote on MH17 crash probe

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on an Australia-proposed resolution demanding international access to the Ukraine plane crash site and a cease-fire around the area, with diplomats pressuring a reluctant Russia to approve it. …read more Source: CTV...

New report questions Canadian Ukraine election monitoring missions
Jul21

New report questions Canadian Ukraine election monitoring missions

By Mike Blanchfield OTTAWA — A new internal government report has once again raised questions about the Harper government’s penchant for sending large teams of Canadian election monitors to Ukraine. The March report, prepared by an outside consultant for the […] …read more Source: Calgary...