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    Investigators Finally Reach MH17 Crash Site
    Aug02

    Investigators Finally Reach MH17 Crash Site

    A team around 100 international investigators and police was able to visit Friday the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine. The inspectors had been forced to turn back several times this week due to heavy fighting between Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebel forces. Henry Ridgwell has just returned from Ukraine and...

    A Test for Ukraine in a City Retaken From Rebels
    Aug02

    A Test for Ukraine in a City Retaken From Rebels

    In Slovyansk, a city of 80,000 that was a stronghold for pro-Russian rebels, Ukraine authorities have a difficult task ahead to shift the loyalties of residents to keep the peace. …read more Source: The New York...

    More human remains recovered at Ukraine site
    Aug02

    More human remains recovered at Ukraine site

    AMSTERDAM — Investigators using sniffer dogs recovered more human remains and personal belongings at the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, the head of an international recovery mission said.Speaking from the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg said 70 Dutch and Australian investigators were able to...

    Obama Defends Handling of Gaza, Ukraine Conflicts
    Aug02

    Obama Defends Handling of Gaza, Ukraine Conflicts

    President Barack Obama is defending his handling of conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as fighting in both places shows no signs of letting up, despite intense U.S. diplomatic efforts this week. At a White House briefing Friday, the president hoped to focus on positive job growth numbers. Instead, he dealt with questions on the failure of U.S....

    More human remains recovered at Ukraine site
    Aug02

    More human remains recovered at Ukraine site

    AMSTERDAM (AP) — Investigators using sniffer dogs recovered more human remains and personal belongings at the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, the head of an international recovery mission said. Flight 17 was shot down above the village of Hrabove July 17 with what the West says was a Russian-made missile...

    Russia’s Fear of Potential Threats Has Spawned a Real One in Ukraine
    Aug02

    Russia’s Fear of Potential Threats Has Spawned a Real One in Ukraine

    The Ukrainian airbase at Kramatorsk, a short drive from the border with Russia, was a sorry sight just a few months ago. The road leading up to it was strewn with barricades of trash, and pro-Russian separatists liked to gather around it for little victory picnics of beer and sunflower seeds. They had blocked the main gate to the airfield in...

    Ukraine: Investigators Start MH17 Crash Site Search
    Aug01

    Ukraine: Investigators Start MH17 Crash Site Search

    HRABOVE, Ukraine—With the sound of artillery blasts at a distance, 70 international investigators arrived Friday at the eastern Ukraine site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed and started recovering the remains of as many as 80 victims that have been lying in farm fields for two weeks. Several hours before they arrived, at least 10...

    Pentagon wants extra $19M to arm, train Ukrainian troops
    Aug01

    Pentagon wants extra $19M to arm, train Ukrainian troops

    The Pentagon has notified Congress of a plan to increase the amount of money that it is spending on bolstering the defense capabilities of the Ukrainian military, with the majority of that funding going toward equipping and training national guard troops to conduct various missions. Pentagon and State Department officials … …read more...

    Podcast: Vladimir The Ideologue Vs. Putin The Pragmatist
    Aug01

    Podcast: Vladimir The Ideologue Vs. Putin The Pragmatist

    Whether Putin seeks an exit from the Ukraine crisis or escalates it depends largely on which Putin the West is dealing with. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia Squares Up Over Sanctions
    Aug01

    Russia Squares Up Over Sanctions

    The fallout from Russia’s involvement in Ukraine continues. Its largest lenders seeking to assure clients and investors new EU sanctions won’t hurt. Sberbank, VTB and Russia’s third largest state bank, Gazprombank are among five lenders cut off from raising funds in Europe’s capital markets. The banks deny the move will...