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September 9, 2014

EU OKs New Sanctions on Russia; Report Finds MH17 Hit by "High-Energy Objects" 
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The European Union has agreed to expand sanctions on Russia over its
role in eastern Ukraine. But the EU said it would hold off on imposing
the sanctions right away amidst a ceasefire between pro-Russian rebels
and Ukrainian troops, which has been disrupted by periodic clashes. A
U.N. human rights official says the number of people killed in the
Ukraine crisis has topped 3,000 and could be "significantly higher." The
number includes the 298 people on board Malaysia Airflines Flight 17. A
new report by the Dutch Safety Board out today finds the plane was hit
by multiple "high-energy objects" and broke apart in the air over
eastern Ukraine. The report does not assign blame.

 

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