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News24.com | Russia gives $3bn Crimea bridge contract to Putin ally
The Russian government has awarded the contract for the construction of a $3bn bridge to Crimea to a long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
News24.com | 12 die in eastern Ukraine violence
Officials say 12 people, including seven civilians, have been killed in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia gives $3 billion crimea bridge contract to Putin ally
The Russian government has awarded the contract for the construction of a $3 billion bridge to Crimea to a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Moscow: EU must realise Russia sanctions lead nowhere
The EU’s decision to extend sanctions against Russia over Ukraine is a destructive policy that will lead nowhere, Russia’s foreign ministry says. …read more Source:...
MH370: Malaysia continues search
Search teams have scoured a third of the underwater target area for signs of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. ||| Kuala Lumpur – The undersea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has covered almost a third of its target area, Malaysian authorities said on Friday, adding that they were confident the aircraft is in the zone. The...
Blogger may have ‘outed’ Putin’s daughter
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is fiercely private about his family – but his daughter’s pseudonym may have been revealed by an opponent. ||| Moscow – One of Vladimir Putin’s main opponents may have broken a taboo by publishing what he says is the pseudonym used by one of the Russian president’s daughters to stay out...
News24.com | Ukraine peace talks due
Negotiations from Ukraine, Russia and Europe are set to hold fresh peace talks in a bid to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels. …read more Source:...
Russian mom faces treason over Ukraine
A Russian mother of seven has been accused of treason for calling the Ukrainian embassy over Russian troop movements. …read more Source:...
‘Ukraine rebels using drones, jamming’
Ukraine troops are struggling as rebels use electronic jamming and flying drones, a top US general said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Cold War could get hot, warns Gorby
Europe yesterday prepared to draft even tougher sanctions against Russia over Ukraine as former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned of the danger of an increasingly isolated Kremlin fighting back. …read more Source: The Sunday...
