Section: South Africa
Nemtsov: Islamist motive ‘nonsensical’
A colleague of Boris Nemtsov said that suggestions he was killed by Islamists were nonsensical. ||| Moscow – A colleague of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition figure shot dead near Moscow’s Red Square, said suggestions he was killed by Islamists were nonsensical and useful for the Kremlin because they deflected accusations that...
Putin decided to annex Crimea before vote
Russian president Vladimir Putin admits he decided to annex Crimea even before a Ukranian referendum on unification. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments released Monday that he took the decision to annex Crimea at a nightlong Kremlin meeting after former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February...
Putin reveals details of Crimea annexation
Vladimir Putin says he decided to annex Crimea after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February 2014. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments released Monday that he took the decision to annex Crimea at a nightlong Kremlin meeting after former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in...
Putin reveals details of Crimea annexation for the first time
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments released Monday that he took the decision to annex Crimea at a nightlong Kremlin meeting after forme …read more Source: The New...
German foreign minister sees reduction of violence in east Ukraine
Violence in eastern Ukraine has reduced significantly since a ceasefire deal was agreed in Minsk, Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeie …read more Source: The New...
EU extends measures against ousted Ukrainian president
The European Union lifted sanctions against four Ukrainians including the son of a former premier, while extending measures against ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and 14 others for a year. …read more Source: The Sunday...
News24.com | Ukraine declares heavy weapons pullback from front line
Ukrainian military officials say government forces are withdrawing heavy rocket launchers from the front line with Russian-backed separatists in accordance with last month’s ceasefire accord. …read more Source:...
Nemtsov killing: witness ‘threatened’
Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov has received death threats. ||| Kiev, Ukraine – Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing in Moscow of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has received death threats since returning to her family home in Ukraine.The...
US lawmakers ask Obama to send arms to Ukraine
Speaker of the House John Boehner and a group of US lawmakers are asking President Barack Obama to send arms to Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
News24.com | Death toll in Ukraine mine blast reaches 32
Officials in a separatist rebel-held city in east Ukraine say the death toll from an accidental explosion at a coal mine has risen to 32. …read more Source:...
