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Ukraine Military Says Russian Tanks, Missile Systems Cross Border
Ukraine’s military said on Friday more than 20 Russian tanks, 10 missile systems and bus-loads of fighters had crossed Ukraine’s border and headed towards Novoazovsk, a rebel-held town east of the strategic southeastern port city of Mariupol. …read more Source:...
Rebel Artillery in East Ukraine Belies Cease-fire, Military Says
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into the country despite a cease-fire that was supposed to take effect five days ago, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. …read more Source:...
Putin Calls West’s Bluff Over Ukraine Peace Deal
Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France Urge Truce Compliance, Condemn Breaches
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday jointly urged a tattered truce in east Ukraine be restored and condemned breaches in recent days, according to official accounts of a four-way telephone call. …read more Source:...
UK Says Photos Show Russian Missiles in Ukraine
Britain released photographs on Wednesday of what it described as Russia’s most advanced anti-aircraft artillery system, being operated in eastern Ukraine, saying it was further proof of Russia’s military involvement in the conflict. …read more Source:...
Kiev Demands ‘Tough’ Response From West Against Russia Over Broken Truce
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday demanded a “tough reaction” from the West against Russia over a broken ceasefire deal in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, his office said. …read more Source:...
Rebels Claim to Capture Key Ukraine Rail Hub of Debaltseve
Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Tuesday to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve as both parties faced a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line. …read more Source:...
Breaches Threaten Shaky Ukraine Ceasefire
A shaky truce in Ukraine was already at risk on its second day Monday with both the Kiev government and pro-Russian separatists accusing each other of attacks holding up an agreed pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontline. …read more Source:...
Russia Vows to Respond to ‘Illogical’ EU Sanctions
Moscow said on Monday it would respond to the latest EU sanctions over the Ukraine conflict which target several prominent figures including a popular singer, condemning them as inconsistent and illogical . Such decisions… will be followed by an appropriate response, … …read more Source:...
Ruble Tumble Busts Russian Buying Boom in Spain
Spain was counting on rich Russians to help revive its stricken property market by buying homes on its sunny coasts, until the ruble collapsed on falling oil prices and the Ukraine crisis.The sharp fall of the Russian currency, driven by slumping oil prices and sanctions… …read more Source:...
