Cameron offers more Typhoons for Nato air mission
Britain will offer another two Typhoon warplanes to patrol the skies of eastern Europe amid continuing tensions with Russia over the Ukraine cris, David Cameron has said.
Ukrainian forces kill 'up to five' alleged militants
Ukrainian forces have killed "up to five" militants in Slaviasnk and government troops have destroyed three illegal checkpoints, according to Ukraine's Interior Ministry.
Ukrainian forces clashed with pro-Russian militants as they closed in on the separatist-held city of Slaviansk, seizing rebel checkpoints and setting up roadblocks as helicopters circled overhead.
A Ukrainian military detachment with five armoured personnel carriers took over a checkpoint on a road north of the city in late morning after it was abandoned by separatists who set tyres alight to cover their retreat, said Reuters.
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EU foreign ministers add 13 to visa ban
European Union foreign ministers added 13 people to their visa ban and asset freeze list over Ukraine's crisis.
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So far, so predictable in Donetsk
Well that’s the voting over, and no surprises so far. A ‘Yes’ vote claimed to be 89% in Donetsk, and suddenly Ukraine is no more.
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Donetsk separatists: Majority in favour of self-rule
Nearly 90 percent of voters in eastern Ukrainian region voted for self-rule, the head of the separatist election commission said.