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Ukraine government denies president will attend World Cup final
Jul13

Ukraine government denies president will attend World Cup final

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko won’t be attending the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, a government statement said, denying assertions by Brazilian officials that he would be there. …read more Source: CTV...

1 killed by Ukrainian shell in Russian border town: foreign ministry
Jul13

1 killed by Ukrainian shell in Russian border town: foreign ministry

Russia’s foreign ministry claimed Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. …read more Source: CTV...

Deadly artillery attack in eastern Ukraine overnight
Jul12

Deadly artillery attack in eastern Ukraine overnight

Artillery fire killed at least four people in an overnight attack on a residential area in eastern Ukraine, spurring more people to flee the besieged city of Donetsk and its suburbs on Saturday to take their chances elsewhere. …read more Source: CTV...

EU extends sanctions to 11 pro-Russian rebels over Ukraine crisis
Jul12

EU extends sanctions to 11 pro-Russian rebels over Ukraine crisis

The European Union said on Saturday that it has extended sanctions to cover 11 leaders of the pro-Moscow rebellion in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

EU sanctions 2 Russian spin doctors for roles in Ukraine crisis
Jul12

EU sanctions 2 Russian spin doctors for roles in Ukraine crisis

The European Union said on Saturday that it has extended sanctions to cover 11 leaders of the pro-Moscow rebellion in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Barack Obama trapped foreign policy squeeze
Jul11

Barack Obama trapped foreign policy squeeze

WASHINGTON – When U.S. President Barack Obama came to power in 2008, it wasn’t just a ritualistic passing of the torch. It was the sheathing of a sword that had led America into two major wars that ultimately scarred its credibility and international reputation. The era of Obama was supposed to be a time of healing, a time of soft power, a...

Ukraine: 19 troops killed in rocket attack
Jul11

Ukraine: 19 troops killed in rocket attack

Pro-Russia rebels fired missiles Friday at government troops near the Russian border, killing at least 19 servicemen, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said, adding that four other troops died elsewhere in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Russia closes 3 border crossings with Ukraine due to clashes
Jul11

Russia closes 3 border crossings with Ukraine due to clashes

Russian officials say they have closed three major border crossings in the wake of heavy fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine violence kills 4 serviceman, 5 miners
Jul11

Ukraine violence kills 4 serviceman, 5 miners

At least four Ukrainian servicemen and five coal miners were on Friday reported killed in the latest violence in the east of the country, where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...

‘Russia abandoned us,’ Ukraine separatists say as they lose ground
Jul11

‘Russia abandoned us,’ Ukraine separatists say as they lose ground

Deep strains emerged Thursday in the ranks of Ukraine’s pro-Moscow insurgents as dozens turned in their weapons in disgust at Russian inaction and bickering broke out between rebel factions. …read more Source:...