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Ukraine leader accuses Russia of arms supplies to rebel east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of sending major military backup to pro-Moscow rebels, speaking just ahead of talks on t …read more Source: The New...
Poroshenko to hold talks with Merkel, Hollande on Ukraine crisis
The Ukraine crisis returns to Europe’s political stage on Monday when Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko meets German and French leaders in Berlin …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Military pressure on Ukraine ‘will last decades’
Military pressure on Ukraine from Russia and the separatists that Moscow supports is likely to last decades and future generations will have to undergo military training. …read more Source:...
Tax bill bankrupts Santa
Finland’s Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians. ||| Helsinki – Finland’s Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians, once the centre’s best customers. But...
Russia jails Estonian ‘spy’
An Estonian police officer who says Russia abducted him in a cross-border raid was sentenced to 15 years hard labour for espionage. ||| Moscow/Tallinn – An Estonian police officer who says Russia abducted him in a cross-border raid was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, stoking tensions between Moscow and the former Soviet...
Putin says ‘glad’ to give US boxing star Russian passport
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Queen shows no sign of stepping aside
Those close to Queen Elizabeth say the 89-year-old has no intention of succumbing to the European fashion for abdication. ||| London – After 63 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth next month becomes Britain’s longest-ruling monarch but there is little prospect of her stepping aside, as other ageing European crowned heads have done,...
Leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine to meet Monday on escalating violence
Leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine will meet in Berlin on Monday in a diplomatic move to halt a new wave of escalating violence in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The New...
Russia’s Putin blames Kiev for increased violence in east Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed the Ukrainian government for the latest upsurge in fighting between Kiev forces and Russia-backed r …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko to hold talks in Brussels on ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is due to visit Brussels before the end of the month. …read more Source: The New...
