RT News - June 27, 2014 (17:00 MSK)

Ukraine's President signs up for closer ties with the EU but it was his predecessor's failure to join the club, which ignited the deadly February revolution and the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine's defiant east; Just hours before it's set to expire, Ukraine's president extends a ceasefire in the east for another three days. But it's a truce that's already seen at least 2 civilians and more than 20 National guard fighters killed in the latest fighting; Syria's embattled rebels are now in line for a 500-million dollar military aid package from the U.S. but there are fears the weapons could end up on the wrong side of the barricades; And, in the latest setback to blight Berlin's already notorious new airport, it's revealed a fake engineer was hired to design the fire safety system, causing the opening to be delayed yet again.