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Ukrainian Military Reinforcing Positions Reclaimed From Rebels
Ukrainian soldiers are reinforcing their positions in areas recently reclaimed from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. With the help of high-tech gadgetry and brute force, government officers claim they have the upper hand. But as VOA’s Gabe Joselow reports, outright victory for Kyiv’s army will not be easy. …read more...
Red Cross Official To Discuss Ukraine Aid In Moscow
A representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross is due in Moscow on August 19 to discuss with Russian officials the delivery of humanitarian aid to east Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Says Refugee Convoy Was Flying White Flags
A Ukrainian military spokesman says separatists fired missiles at a military convoy carrying refugees, killing many aboard, despite the fact the trucks were flying white flags. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Rocker Called a ‘Traitor’ For Performing for IDPs in Ukraine
Russian rock musician Andrei Makarevich performed a concert for displaced children in eastern Ukraine last week. Now Russian lawmakers want to punish him for “treachery.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Blames Separatists For Attack On Refugee Convoy; ‘Many’ Dead
Separatists denied they were responsible after authorities in Kyiv blamed them for missiles that struck a convoy of buses carrying refugees from the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, leaving many dead, including women and children. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lavrov Claims Humanitarian Convoy Cleared; Kyiv Defers To ICRC
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says agreements have been reached with Ukraine and the International Red Cross that clear the way for Russian humanitarian shipments into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France Hold ‘Difficult’ Crisis Talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin were “difficult” but made “some progress.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
From The Fringes Toward Mainstream: Russian Nationalist Broadsheet Basks In Ukraine Conflict
The ultra-nationalist newspaper “Zavtra” has been on the margins of Russian political life for decades. But with the Ukraine conflict, it has come out of the shadows and into the spotlight. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Tense As Diplomats Gather In Berlin
Tensions were ratcheted up again ahead of a major international meeting over eastern Ukraine, as fierce fighting continued and columns of heavy weapons appeared in separatist-held areas. Pro-Kyiv forces appeared determined to build on gains on the ground during a major offensive against separatist forces in recent weeks. Ukrainian military...
Ukrainian, Russian Foreign Ministers To Meet In Berlin
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France are to hold talks in Berlin on August 17 to try defuse tensions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
