Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
MH17 Crash Site Pictures: Ukraine, Donetsk Republic Fighting Near Downed Malaysia Airlines Plane
The fighting between Ukrainian armed forces and the Donetsk Republic is drawing near the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Fighting not far from cockpit #mh17 pic.twitter.com/kiCw8WCiIg — Nazanine Moshiri (@nazaninemoshiri) July 29, 2014 Check out some pictures of the damage done in Donetsk. People come out from their houses after...
Ukraine Shelling of Rebel Cities Causing Civilian Casualties
DONETSK, Ukraine—Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and multiple homes, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday. The use of unguided rockets in fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels has been causing a notable increase in casualties in...
Shelling Adds to Mounting Civilian Toll in Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine— Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and multiple homes, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday. The use of unguided rockets in fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels has been causing a notable increase in casualties in...
US, EU Preparing New Sanctions Against Russia
BRUSSELS— The United States and the European Union, finally in synch on how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are preparing a powerful one-two punch against Russia’s economy, with EU ambassadors meeting on Tuesday to discuss a dramatic escalation in the trade bloc’s sanctions. Frustrated by the apparent...
EU, US to Impose New Sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON—The White House says it expects the European Union to impose new sanctions this week against Russia, including against key sectors of the Russian economy, and that the United States will implement additional measures as well. Tony Blinken, a deputy national security adviser, says the steps are necessary to convince Russia to...
French Sales of Weapons to Russia Not Welcomed by European Union
“The agreement was signed in 2011, the boat is almost finished and must be delivered in October … The Russians have paid. We would need to pay back 1,1 billion euros,” French President François Hollande explained during a dinner hosted by the Presidential Press Association on July 21. After the crash of flight MH17 above the...
Eastern Ukrainians Flee as Fighting Heats Up
SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine—Panicky residents in an eastern Ukrainian town fled their homes Monday carrying a few possessions in plastic bags and small suitcases as shells exploded in the distance, fighting that also prevented an international police team from reaching the site of the Malaysia Airlines crash. “Mom, hang in there,”...
Downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine Possible War Crime, Says UN Rights Chief Navi Pillay
GENEVA—The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 may be a war crime, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday. Pillay, the U.N.’s top human rights official, called for a thorough investigation into the violation of international law that occurred when the flight was shot down with a surface-to-air missile over...
Hague Court Orders Russia to Pay $50B Over Yukos’ Expropriating
LONDON—Russia was ordered Monday to pay more than $50 billion for expropriating what was once the country’s largest oil producer, Yukos, in a court ruling that adds economic and diplomatic pressure on the country at a time of increasing isolation. The Permanent Court for Arbitration, a body that rules on global corporate disputes,...
Fighting at Ukraine Flight MH17 Crash Site Stops Investigators
SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine—Heavy fighting raged Monday around the Malaysia Airlines debris field, once again preventing an international police team charged with securing the site from even getting there. Government troops have stepped up their push to win back territory from pro-Russian separatists in fighting that the United Nations said Monday...
