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    Will Ukraine Relief Rally Last?
    Aug18

    Will Ukraine Relief Rally Last?

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 19:26 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    It’s a crisis with a bumpy road ahead. But one issue at least may have been resolved. Russia and Ukraine have been at loggerheads over this Russian aid convoy carrying water, food and medicine – it’s been stranded close to the border for days. Kiev said the trucks could be a way to get weapons to rebels. But following talks...

    Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels killed ‘dozens’ of civilian refugees near Russian border
    Aug18

    Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels killed ‘dozens’ of civilian refugees near Russian border

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 19:26 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    “Dozens” of civilians were killed in a shelling attack Monday on a convoy of refugees trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine, a top Ukrainian official said. Both the government and the rebels traded blame for the attack. …read more Source: FOX...

    Grief, relief as ravaged Ukrainian town rebuilds
    Aug18

    Grief, relief as ravaged Ukrainian town rebuilds

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 19:26 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    After months of rebel occupation and weeks of Ukrainian liberation, the residents of this shell-shocked border town say they hope simply to rebuild their former lives — but fear that war could return to their doorstep. …read more Source: Miami...

    Grief, relief as ravaged Ukrainian town rebuilds
    Aug18

    Grief, relief as ravaged Ukrainian town rebuilds

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 19:26 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — After months of rebel occupation and weeks of Ukrainian liberation, the residents of this shell-shocked border town say they hope simply to rebuild their former lives — but fear that war could return to their doorstep. Many homes and entire neighborhoods bear scars from the two-day fight for Lysychansk, a...

    Newspaper: Russia Might Ban Car Imports if Sanctions Escalate
    Aug18

    Newspaper: Russia Might Ban Car Imports if Sanctions Escalate

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 19:26 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may tighten retaliatory sanctions against Western nations to include a ban on car imports, if the United States and the European Union impose additional sanctions on Moscow, daily newspaper Vedomosti reported on Monday. The impact of the measure on many foreign automakers would be softened because their factories...

    Cheesed-Off Russia Turns to Switzerland
    Aug18

    Cheesed-Off Russia Turns to Switzerland

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 18:33 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Non EU member Switzerland has not imposed sanctions on Russia – a situation that does not please its biggest trading partner, the European Union. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Ukraine to pull out most peacekeepers out of NATO’s Kosovo mission
    Aug18

    Ukraine to pull out most peacekeepers out of NATO’s Kosovo mission

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 18:32 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    NATO in Kosovo says Ukraine will pull out most of its troops from its peacekeeping mission in the Balkan country by the end of the month. …read more Source: FOX...

    Will Russia Ban Western Cars Next?
    Aug18

    Will Russia Ban Western Cars Next?

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 18:32 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Western carmakers including GM, Ford, Renault and Fiat have all invested heavily in Russia in recent years. In fact Russia was expected to become Europe’s biggest auto market by 2020. But the current sanctions battle over Ukraine could put the brakes on business. According to one Russian newspaper the Kremlin may ban the import of cars if...

    Refugees Fleeing Ukraine’s Luhansk Attacked
    Aug18

    Refugees Fleeing Ukraine’s Luhansk Attacked

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 18:32 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

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    Ukraine Accuses Rebels of Shelling Civilians
    Aug18

    Ukraine Accuses Rebels of Shelling Civilians

    Monday, August 18 , 2014 - 18:32 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine claimed Monday that pro-Russia rebels fired rockets and mortars on a convoy of civilians who were trying to flee from the intense fighting in eastern Ukraine. “Many people were killed, among them women and children,” Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, told reporters. He did not...