Section: Libya News Today (Libya)
West’s rift with Russia ‘will last until Vladimir Putin goes’
Outgoing EU envoy to Moscow says Brussels should help Ukraine by offering it a path to membership Relations between Russia and the EU are stuck in a “deep and acute” crisis and are unlikely to improve until President Vladimir Putin leaves office and the conflict in Ukraine is resolved – events that could be many years away, the outgoing EU...
U.S. general says allies worry Russian war game may be ‘Trojan horse’
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. allies in eastern Europe and Ukraine are worried that Russia’s planned war games in September could be a “Trojan horse” aimed at leaving behind military equipment brought into Belarus, the U.S. Army’s top general in Europe said on Thursday. Original Article Related posts No related posts. The post...
Dutch unveil memorial for victims of Ukraine airplane crash
Vijfhuizen, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) – The Netherlands unveiled a national monument on Monday in memory of the 298 people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner in 2014 above territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Original Article Related posts No related posts. The post Dutch unveil memorial for victims...
Ukraine points finger at Russian security services in recent cyber attack
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic. Original Article Related posts No related posts. The post Ukraine points finger at Russian security services in recent cyber attack appeared first on...
Venezuela’s shield-bearing protesters inspired by Ukraine
CARACAS (Reuters) – Drawing inspiration from Ukraine’s 2013-14 revolt, Venezuela’s young protesters are donning Viking-like shields in battles with security forces and eagerly watching a film on the Kiev uprising. Original Article Related posts No related posts. The post Venezuela’s shield-bearing protesters inspired by Ukraine...
Book reviews roundup: A Boy in Winter; A Bold and Dangerous Family; Al-Britannia
What the critics thought of Rachel Seiffert’s A Boy in Winter, Caroline Moorehead’s A Bold and Dangerous Family and Al-Britannia, My Country: A Journey Through Muslim Britain by James Fergusson Two lesser known aspects of the second world war were explored in fiction and non-fiction this month. Rachel Seiffert’s novel A Boy in...
‘Industroyer’ virus could bring down power networks, researchers warn
Discovery of new malware shows vulnerability of critical infrastructure, just months after the WannaCry ransomware took out NHS computers Six months on from a hacking attack that caused a blackout in Kiev, Ukraine, security researchers have warned that the malware that was used in the attack would be “easy” to convert to cripple infrastructure in...
Austria releases suspect accused of war crimes in Ukraine
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian accused of committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine has been released from custody in his home country after credibly denying the allegations against him, a spokesman for the prosecutors’ office handling the case said on Thursday. Original Article Related posts No related posts. The post Austria releases...
Putin says new gas pipeline will boost annexed Crimea’s economy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday activated a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Crimea with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a step that would power economic growth on a peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The post Putin says new gas pipeline will boost annexed Crimea’s economy appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY....
Warning of Russia, Dutch PM confident on Ukraine deal
KIEV/THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he was confident parliament would approve a European Union compromise designed to rescue a cooperation accord between Ukraine and the bloc after Dutch voters rejected it in a referendum. The post Warning of Russia, Dutch PM confident on Ukraine deal appeared first on LIBYA NEWS...
