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Ukraine: Phone calls prove rebels attacked city, killed 30
Ukraine’s president said Sunday that intercepted radio and telephone conversations prove that Russia-backed separatists were responsible for firing the rockets that pounded the southeastern city of Mariupol and killed at…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Rockets kill 29 in Ukrainian city as rebels launch offensive
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities said. Ukraine’s top rebel…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine rejected a previously signed peace deal Friday and announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian government troops.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east
Hours after a new peace initiative for Ukraine began taking shape, mortar shells rained down Thursday on the center of the main rebel-held city in the east, killing at least…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Georgians in Ukraine fight shadow war
The return of a Georgian fighter’s body to his homeland from Ukraine on Thursday was a grim reminder of how eastern Ukraine’s conflict carries traces of a war of a…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told a crowd of several thousand gathered in central Kiev that Ukraine wouldn’t “give up an inch” of its land to Russian-backed separatists.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Russia: Ukraine deal to buy US nuke fuel a safety risk
Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of endangering public safety in Europe with its decision to buy nuclear fuel for its Soviet-built nuclear plants from a U.S. supplier, saying Ukrainian leaders…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine drops nonaligned status
The Ukrainian president has signed a bill dropping his country’s nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap war prisoners
Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchange nearly 370 prisoners, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine cuts train and bus services to Crimea
Ukraine has suspended train and bus services to the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula, citing security concerns.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
