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    Supplying The Front Lines In Eastern Ukraine
    Aug01

    Supplying The Front Lines In Eastern Ukraine

    RFE/RL takes a look at some of the groups supplying equipment, weapons, and volunteer fighters to both sides of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Reporter Nearly Killed By Gunfire At MH17 Crash Site
    Aug01

    Reporter Nearly Killed By Gunfire At MH17 Crash Site

    An SBS News reporter and Al Jazeera English contributor was caught in the middle of direct gunfire Thursday near the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash site. The Australian news service said that journalist Nick Lazaredes is “lucky to be alive” Friday. Lazaredes told SBS Radio he was leaving the MH17 crash site when shooting broke...

    Ukraine antigovernment protesters remain squarely planted in Kiev
    Aug01

    Ukraine antigovernment protesters remain squarely planted in Kiev

    Borys Vitaliy was happily married with a successful recycling business when protesters began gathering in the Ukrainian capital’s Independence Square, also known as the Maidan, in November. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Italy, Poland Competing for Top EU Foreign Policy Job
    Aug01

    Italy, Poland Competing for Top EU Foreign Policy Job

    BRUSSELS—The top diplomats of Italy and Poland are competing for the prestigious position of EU foreign policy chief amid the unfolding tensions with Russia. Italian Premier Matteo Renzi’s office said Friday it officially nominated Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini for the position, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his...

    Investigators Set Up Base at Malaysia Air MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine
    Aug01

    Investigators Set Up Base at Malaysia Air MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine

    HRABOVE, Ukraine—With the sound of artillery fire in the distance, dozens of international investigators arrived Friday at the zone where a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in eastern Ukraine and began preparations to comb the rural area for remains of as many as 80 victims and jet debris. Several hours before they arrived, at least 10...

    Large Team Of Dutch, Australian Experts Gets To Work At MH17 Crash Site
    Aug01

    Large Team Of Dutch, Australian Experts Gets To Work At MH17 Crash Site

    A large team of international experts has gotten to work recovering bodies at the crash site of Malaysian airliner MH17 in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Vox Pop: Muscovites On New Western Sanctions
    Aug01

    Vox Pop: Muscovites On New Western Sanctions

    RFE/RL’s Tom Balmforth asked residents of Moscow if they were concerned about the new round of sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union over Russia’s actions in eastern Ukraine. Most of the respondents said they thought the sanctions would have little effect on the Russian economy. They also expressed regret at...

    Investigation Team Reaches MH17 Crash Site in Eastern Ukraine
    Aug01

    Investigation Team Reaches MH17 Crash Site in Eastern Ukraine

    HRABOVE, Ukraine—A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist rebels in a...

    Despite Heavy Fighting, Experts Finally Reach Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Site
    Aug01

    Despite Heavy Fighting, Experts Finally Reach Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Site

    KIEV (Reuters) – International experts started recovery work at the wreckage site of a downed Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine on Friday despite clashes nearby between government forces and pro-Russian rebels. The group was the largest to reach the site since flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held territory on July 17, killing all 298...

    15 days later, Flight 17 investigation gets rolling
    Aug01

    15 days later, Flight 17 investigation gets rolling

    With fight between pro-Russian rebels accused of downing jet and Ukrainian forces raging nearby, work finally begins in earnest …read more Source:...