Gary Gibbon
Bildt on Ukraine and MH17: Europe woke up today
European Union foreign ministers meet with the prospect of tightening sanctions against Russia – but some still remain divided.
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‘All conflict zones should be closed to airlines’ – pilots
The general secretary of British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) tells Channel 4 News the world has changed after the MH17 crash, and pilots need more guidance about where is safe to fly.
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Carefree to crisis – how the west lost patience with Putin
From jokes over the judo to sanctions on “cronies” via conflict in Ukraine and the MH17 disaster, this clickable graphic tracks the rocky relationship between the west and Russia.
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Gary Gibbon
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Paul Mason
Financial sanctions on Russia: big or nothing?
We just sent a camera out to film “Russian influence” in the City of London. As I expected, there’s a few nameplates, some doorbells and the odd logo – Alfabank, Sberbank – and that’s it.
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Gary Gibbon
Flight MH17 – Putin tacks to restrain EU
European leaders will gather today for a foreign ministers’ meeting that is expected to be dominated by the issues of Russia and Ukraine. But what will actually be done?
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Investigators comb MH17 crash site, surrounded by rebels
Just three investigators from Malaysian Airlines are on site in eastern Ukraine looking through the wreckage of the downed plane MH17, as the black boxes head for British experts.
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Gary Gibbon
Russia: EU sanctions inch forward again
Don’t hold your breath for a thunderclap of judgement on Russia tomorrow at the EU foreign ministers’ gathering. You might get some tough rhetoric but you will not see a major escalation of sanctions.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Searching for the truth about MH17
The nuttiest conspiracy theory I’ve seen so far has it that flight MH17 was full of the bodies of those who died on flight MH370, the aircraft that disappeared over the Indian Ocean back in March.
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Matt Frei
MH17 disaster: Ukraine’s train of despair
Four days after the shooting down of flight MH17, some forensic work is underway, but the progress has been hampered by the nastiest politics.
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MH17 damage ‘consistent with BUK shrapnel’
Analyst Justin Bronk assesses footage of damage to the Malaysian Airlines MH17 and finds it is consistent with shrapnel from the sort of BUK missiles being fired by separatists in recent weeks.
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Cameron to Russia: ‘The world is watching’
David Cameron issues a warning to Russia President Vladimir Putin following the downing of MH17. “This is a defining moment. It is a festering and dangerous crisis.”
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Obama: ‘Israel has a right to defend itself’
US President Obama insists Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas rocket attacks – but says he has serious concerns about the growing number of civilian casualties in Gaza.
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‘My heart is broken’ MH17 mother’s tears
Silene Fredriksz-Hoogzand, whose son died in in the MH17 crash, says when she closes her eyes she sees her son lying on the ground. “He has to come home,” she adds.
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‘Heading to Oz now’: MH17 victim’s last message
Channel 4 News North of England Correspondent Ciaran Jenkins talks to the relatives of Glenn Thomas, one of the British passengers who perished on flight MH17.
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More than 500 killed on Malaysia Airlines flights this year
At first glance, nothing at Kuala Lumpur’s impressive-looking airport seemed out of place. But there was a heavy feeling in the air.
