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    Putin: Russia will facilitate plane investigation
    Jul22

    Putin: Russia will facilitate plane investigation

    MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says Russia will do “everything in its power” to facilitate an investigation into the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crash, but accused Kiev and the West of escalating the conflict in the region.During a meeting with Russia’s Security Council on Tuesday, Putin said Russia was willing to...

    MH17 Crash Victims’ Remains Reach Ukrainian Govt-Held Kharkiv
    Jul22

    MH17 Crash Victims’ Remains Reach Ukrainian Govt-Held Kharkiv

    KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put pressure on European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to impose tougher economic sanctions on...

    Britain Does U-turn on ex-KGB Agent Litvinenko Murder Inquiry
    Jul22

    Britain Does U-turn on ex-KGB Agent Litvinenko Murder Inquiry

    Britain on Tuesday overturned its decision not to hold a public inquiry into the death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of ordering his murder from his London deathbed in 2006. A year ago, the British government rejected a request for an inquiry into the killing of Litvinenko, who died after...

    Dutch send plane to retrieve MH17 bodies in Ukraine
    Jul22

    Dutch send plane to retrieve MH17 bodies in Ukraine

    The bodies of more than 200 victims were taken by refrigerated rail cars to Kharkiv. …read more Source: USA...

    Nervous And Thirsty, Donetsk Braces For A Showdown
    Jul22

    Nervous And Thirsty, Donetsk Braces For A Showdown

    As separatist fighters dig in against a possible Ukrainian government offensive on the city of Donetsk, residents now face the possibility of being without water. Fighting around the city has damaged the city’s water-supply system, and Donetsk could be dry in a matter of days. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    MH17 Crash Victims’ Remains Enter Ukraine-Held City
    Jul22

    MH17 Crash Victims’ Remains Enter Ukraine-Held City

    KHARKIV, Ukraine—The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put pressure on European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to impose tougher economic sanctions on Russia....

    Putin: Russia will facilitate plane investigation
    Jul22

    Putin: Russia will facilitate plane investigation

    President Vladimir Putin says Russia will do “everything in its power” to facilitate an investigation into the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crash, but accused Kiev and the West of escalating the conflict in the region. …read more Source: Miami...

    Reporter Who Went Through MH17 Passenger’s Luggage Makes A Deeply Emotional Apology
    Jul22

    Reporter Who Went Through MH17 Passenger’s Luggage Makes A Deeply Emotional Apology

    Sky News’ Colin Brazier recently sparked outrage when he went through luggage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and now he is speaking out about why he did it. In a piece for the Guardian on Tuesday, Brazier admitted that he made a “serious error in judgement” when he picked up and showed viewers items that...

    The Somalization of the skies
    Jul22

    The Somalization of the skies

    The appalling tragedy that just occurred in Ukraine’s airspace leads us to reflect on the multiple dimensions of the future of the world. It confirms first of all the likelihood of the worst-case scenario, in other words, a world without rules or policemen, dominated by gangs, political or criminal. A world with no State, as I have already...

    France Defies Allies, Confirms Warship for Russia
    Jul22

    France Defies Allies, Confirms Warship for Russia

    President Francois Hollande won broad domestic applause on Tuesday for defying allies Britain and the United States by confirming plans to deliver a helicopter carrier to Russia. One backer dismissed their objections as hypocritical. Speaking on the eve of a European Union meeting to discuss sanctions on Moscow over Thursday’s downing of a...