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Russia · 29 May 2018 ‘Politically harassed journalist’ shot dead in Ukraine Police in Kyiv reported that Arkady Babchenko, a Russian journalist who fled to Ukraine after what he called “political harassment” in Russia,… Russia · 27 May 2018 The ‘voice’ which led to the conclusion of Russia’s involvement in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Radio Free Europe reports that Oleg Vladimirovich Ivannikov's atypical voice led to the conclusion, the 51-year-old was "with very high certainty", as… Champions League · 26 May 2018 More flight cancellations for Liverpool fans BBC reports that a second travel company has cancelled a flight for Liverpool fans to the Champions League final in Kiev. Myriad… Russia · 26 May 2018 Putin denies that missile which brought down Malaysian aircraft was a Russian military equipment Vladimir Putin denied that the missile which brought down a Malaysian airliner in July 2014, killing almost 300 people was a Russian… Ukraine · 24 May 2018 Over 1,000 Liverpool fans will not make it to the final in Kiev as flights get cancelled You'll never walk alone" the anthem says, but 1,000 Liverpool fans won't fly to walk with them on Saturday. Three planeloads of… Russia · 24 May 2018 Investigators: Buk Missile From Russian Antiaircraft Brigade Downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Donetsk, Ukraine A Dutch-led international criminal investigation has established that the Buk missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014… Ukraine · 24 May 2018 BBC: Trump’s personal lawyer received secret payment to arrange meeting between the US and Ukrainian Presidents Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 (£300,000) to fix talks between the Ukrainian president… Russia · 24 May 2018 Reuters : Cyber researchers, Ukraine warn of possible Russian attack Reuters reports that "hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries, some of the world’s biggest… Crimea · 15 May 2018 Ukraine expresses its anger as Putin inaugurates bridge to the Crimean Peninsula. Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened the country's newly built bridge to the annexed Crimean Peninsula, driving a truck across the span…