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News24.com | Rebels claim all weapons withdrawn from Ukraine
Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have claimed to have withdrawn all heavy weaponry from the front lines. …read more Source:...
Thousands to march in memory of Nemtsov
Opposition supporters will march through Moscow in memory of Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic whose murder has increased concern about Russia’s future among opponents of President Vladimir Putin. Thousands of people laid flowers and lit candles on Saturday on a bridge near the Kremlin where the opposition politician and former deputy prime...
Estonia votes amid jitters over Ukraine crisis
Polls opened on Sunday in Estonia, as the small Baltic country elects a new parliament. …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Isolated skirmishes hamper Ukraine truce
Ukraine has announced the completion of an initial phase of military pullback in east Ukraine as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
Putin Pledges To Punish Boris Nemtsov’s Killers
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will do everything possible to bring to justice those who committed the “vile and cynical” murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. Mr Nemtsov was shot four times in the back on a bridge near the Kremlin. Western leaders demanded a transparent investigation into the killing. In a telegram to Mr...
Ukraine reports significant decrease in attacks
Ukraine’s military said on Saturday there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite a two-week-old ceasefire deal. On Friday, Ukraine reported the first deaths among its servicemen in three days, underscoring the...
Obama blasts Nemtsov murder
President Barack Obama condemned what he called the “brutal” and “vicious” murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. ||| Washington – US President Barack Obama condemned what he called the “brutal” and “vicious” murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin who was shot dead in...
Ukraine’s military reports significant fall in fighting
Ukraine’s military said there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite a two-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Outspoken Putin critic shot dead
Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader, was gunned down ahead of a planned protest against the government. ||| Moscow – Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the...
Russian Opposition Leader Nemtsov shot dead
Russian opposition leader and critic of President Vladimir Putin, Boris Nemtsov, has been shot dead near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the government. Nemtsov’s death ignited a fury among opposition figures who assailed the Kremlin for creating an atmosphere of intolerance of any dissent and called the killing an...
