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    Ukrainian president dissolves parliament
    Aug25

    Ukrainian president dissolves parliament

    KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. President Petro Poroshenko announced in a statement posted on his website that he has dissolved parliament and called for snap elections …...

    Weapons convoys seen rolling in eastern Ukraine
    Aug25

    Weapons convoys seen rolling in eastern Ukraine

    KRASNODON, Ukraine (AP) — AP reporters say convoys of military weaponry and supplies have been coming from the direction of Russia into rebel-held Ukraine. Rebel fighters also described how Russian border guards did nothing to stop them. Associated Press reporters in the eastern Ukrainian town of Krasnodon observed three such convoys last week....

    Ukrainian president dissolves parliament
    Aug25

    Ukrainian president dissolves parliament

    President Petro Poroshenko announced he has called for Oct. 26 elections. …read more Source: USA...

    Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament
    Aug25

    Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament

    KIEV, Ukraine— Ukraine’s president has dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. President Petro Poroshenko announced in a statement posted on his website Monday that he has dissolved parliament and called for snap elections on October...

    Weapons convoys seen rolling in eastern Ukraine
    Aug25

    Weapons convoys seen rolling in eastern Ukraine

    KRASNODON, Ukraine (AP) — AP reporters say convoys of military weaponry and supplies have been coming from the direction of Russia into rebel-held Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament
    Aug25

    Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree dissolving Ukraine’s parliament. The move on August 25 paves the way for new elections in Ukraine, with Poroshenko’s office saying that the date of the vote has been scheduled for October 26. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko dissolves parliament, calls for early elections
    Aug25

    Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko dissolves parliament, calls for early elections

    Ukraine’s president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine’s President Clears Way For New Elections
    Aug25

    Ukraine’s President Clears Way For New Elections

    KIEV, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on Monday to dissolve parliament, he said on a Twitter post, paving the way for a new election. “I have decided to prematurely end the authority of parliament,” he wrote. Under the law, the election must be held within 60 days of the decree being...

    Donetsk suburb hit in continued army offensive
    Aug25

    Donetsk suburb hit in continued army offensive

    As Kiev on Monday said its forces were clashing with an armoured column that crossed the border from Russia, the Ukraine army offensive on rebel positions in Donetsk continued. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...

    Russia Is Already Invading Ukraine
    Aug25

    Russia Is Already Invading Ukraine

    On Friday, Russia sent a supply column of more than 200 trucks rumbling into Ukraine and then, the next day, back out again. Since the Ukraine crisis began, Moscow has done many dangerous and deadly things. But this convoy ranks as one of the oddest. Until now, Russia has discreetly supplied the pro-Russian militias in eastern Ukraine with tanks,...