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The Rebel Leader Whose Troops Likely Shot Down MH17 Is Boasting On Social Media Again
A railway station at the forefront of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, Ukraine, was the scene of fighting between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatists Monday, Reuters reports. The rebels claim the clash was an attempt by the Ukrainian government to take back the city, although Kiev denied sending in its regular army. Instead, they claimed a...
A Closer Look At The Soviet-Era Missile System Probably Used To Shoot Down MH17
There is overwhelming evidence that Malaysia airlines Flight MH 17, carrying 298 people, was shot down by SA-11 Buk surface-to-air antiaircraft missiles that were fired by the rebels — and supplied by the Russians. Even the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta admits the obvious: “There is practically no doubt that the aircraft was shot...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Tuesday. 1. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Tuesday that an agreement had been reached with Ukrainian separatists to recover the bodies of victims from the downed Malaysia Airlines passenger jet. The bodies are on a train headed for the Netherlands, where most of the passengers...
Ukraine Rebels Hand Over Black Boxes From Downed Malaysia Passenger Jet
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian experts. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told a news conference on...
Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Ukraine…
President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on the situation in Ukraine at 10:50 a.m. ET Monday morning, the White House said. His statement will come from the South Lawn of the White House, four days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down near the Ukrainian border. The U.S. and Europe have pointed the finger of blame at pro-Russian...
Russia’s Military Has A Very Different Idea About What Happened To MH17
Russia is taking a different line than the rest of the world regarding the Malaysia passenger plane that was shot down on Thursday. Ukraine and the West have stated that there is a mountain of evidence indicating that pro-Russian separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with a Russian-supplied BUK missile system. Russia’s minister...
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Good morning! Here’s what you need to know: Outrage In Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists are interfering with efforts to recover bodies from and investigate the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 went down. “We have reports of drunken separatists piling the remains in an unceremonious fashion and actually removing them from the...
Fury Mounts Over ‘Grotesque’ Mishandling Of Bodies From Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight
HRABOVE Ukraine/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid out what he called overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as international horror deepened over the fate of the victims’ remains. Kerry demanded that Moscow take responsibility for actions of...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Monday. 1. Refrigerated train cars supposedly carrying the bodies of victims from the Malaysian Airlines flight that was shot down on Thursday is held up in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian rebels, according to the New York Times. The Kiev government has accused the rebels of “blocking...
Here Are The Countries That Would Be Most Affected By A Russia Gas Disruption
Some parts of Europe are now threatening to impose sanctions on Russia as Moscow-supported rebels stand accused of shooting down an airplane carrying citizens of four different European countries, including 192 Dutch. Other parts aren’t, however — because they probably couldn’t afford to, as Russia could retaliate by disrupting...
