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Russia: US weapons will only fuel fighting in Ukraine
The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons will only fuel hostilities and raise casualties from the conflict in the country’s east, Russian officials and lawmakers warned Saturday. The … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
US officials say lethal weapons headed to Ukraine WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine will soon have more lethal American-made weapons to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. U.S. officials said Friday that … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Russian general ID’d ordering actions before shootdown of Malaysian passenger jet
A semi-retired Russian three-star general oversaw the cross-border movements of a rocket launcher used to bring down a passenger jet in 2014 over eastern Ukraine, killing all aboard, an investigation … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
5 killed in eastern Ukraine in latest flare-up of violence
At least five troops have been killed and four injured in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours in what appears to be the worst outburst of violence in months. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Hungary threatens to boycott EU actions on Ukraine
Hungary says it will “block and boycott” all attempts to draw Ukraine more deeply into the European Union unless Kiev changes a new education law that rolls back options for … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
US takes another look at providing lethal weapons to Ukraine
Seeking leverage with Russia, the Trump administration has reopened consideration of long-rejected plans to give Ukraine lethal weapons, even if that would plunge the United States deeper into the former … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
2 members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot detained
Two members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot were detained Monday after a protest outside the prison colony where a Ukrainian filmmaker is being held. Two members of … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Russia says Trump’s new Ukraine envoy to visit Moscow
The Trump administration is sending its envoy for Ukraine negotiations to Moscow in a bid to make progress on the diplomatic crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday. After … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Vasyl Lomachenko defends belt, stops Marriaga after 7 rounds
Although Vasyl Lomachenko had battered Miguel Marriaga around the ring for 6 1/2 superlative rounds, the Ukrainian star couldn’t break his Colombian opponent’s will until he landed a body punch … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
AP PHOTOS: Children in war-torn Ukraine learn the art of war
Instead of swimming and playing volleyball, hundreds of children in war-torn Ukraine have spent this summer assembling Kalashnikov rifles and mastering the art of war. As the deadly conflict in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
