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EU toughens Russia sanctions over airliner downing

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The European Union moved Tuesday to toughen and widen sanctions against Russia amid anger over the downing of a Malaysia

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UN resolution calls for unrestricted access to Ukraine crash site

July 21, 2014July 23, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the downing of the Malaysian passenger jet that killed

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Anger and sadness in Kyiv, as rhetoric rises

July 20, 2014July 22, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian officials have further inflamed the rhetoric over the downing of the Malaysian airliner, claiming that a Russian crew was

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UN Security Council calls for investigation of MH17

July 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 on Friday during an urgent

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Monitors join efforts at Malaysia Airlines crash site

July 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has sent about 30 monitors to the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in

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Malaysian airliner crashes in Eastern Ukraine

July 17, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Russian media reports say a Malaysian airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines

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Airstrike in eastern Ukraine hits apartment building; 11 dead

July 16, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

An airstrike destroyed an apartment building in eastern Ukraine Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and triggering new accusations of

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Romania expects to be energy independent despite Ukraine crisis

July 14, 2014 VOANews energy, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Romania is expected to achieve energy independence by the end of the decade, due to shale gas and alternative energy

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Russia says Ukrainian shell crosses border, kills one

July 13, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian media say a shell fired in Ukraine has struck a Russian border town, killing one person and wounding another.

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