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Kate Farmer

Cutting to the chase

14. 8. 2014 - 12:54

The controversial convoy

Reality Check: Ukraine, arming the Kurds

Ukraine and the aid convoy

Confusion continues to surround the fate of the convoy of Russian aid heading for Eastern Ukraine.

Aid convoy

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The convoy of over 260 vehicles, which President Putin says are carrying only humanitarian aid, left Moscow on Tuesday, but has still not crossed into Ukraine.

David Stern reports from Kiev on the Ukrainian Government's reaction and how the crisis in Eastern Ukraine is being seen in the capital.

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Arming the Kurds

As France joins the US in providing arms to the Kurds fighting against the Islamic State, analyst Cengiz Gunay looks at the broader implications of this policy for the region, particularly for Iraq's neighbour, Turkey.

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