Section: South Africa
EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine crisis
The sanctions, including travel restrictions and asset freezes against 150 people and 38 companies, would be extended until 15 September, the European Council said. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
Singer Yulia Samoilova to Represent Russia at 2018 Eurovision Song Contest
“Julia Samoilova at the second attempt will try to conquer the Eurovision song contest. A young woman with a character and a song with a core,” the broadcaster announced in the program “Vremya.” Samoilova was chosen to represent Russia at the 2017 Eurovision song contest in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev but the Ukrainian authorities banned the...
‘Crazy’: Official Scolds Ukrainian MP for Wish to Deport Russians From Crimea
Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Muradov, who is also the Russian President’s permanent envoy to Crimea, has described Ukrainian MP Refat Chubarov’s plans for the peninsula as unfeasible. Chubarov heads the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, which Russia has banned for extremism. Commenting on the Ukrainian lawmaker’s...
Putin: villain abroad, hero at home
To the West he is public enemy number one: snatching land from his neighbours, interfering in foreign elections and unveiling weapons that he says render Washington’s missile defence systems obsolete. But despite , or because of, his reputation abroad, Vladimir Putin is still widely popular in Russia and is all but guaranteed to win a...
I don’t care, says Putin on alleged US election interference
Moscow — Vladimir Putin says he doesn’t care about alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election because the actions weren’t connected to his government. In an interview with the US TV network NBC, the Russian president was asked if he condoned the interference by 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies...
Former Trump campaign chairman Manafort to be tried for tax evasion
Alexandria, Virginia – President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman will face trial in Virginia before he faces trial in the District of Columbia. A federal judge in Alexandria on Thursday set a July 10 trial date for Paul Manafort. A grand jury there indicted Manafort on charges that he hid from the Internal Revenue Service tens...
Ukrainian Nationalists Participating in Rally in Kiev to Mark Bandera’s Birthday
The torchlight procession is being held under the slogan “For heroes’ glory, for children’s future!” the UNIAN news agency reported. Andrii Illienko, the lawmaker of the Ukrainian parliament from the Svoboda party, said before the start of the action that the demonstration would be peaceful and would provide an occasion for the...
Ukrainian Nationalists Participating in Rally in Kiev to Mark Bandera’s Birthday
The torchlight procession is being held under the slogan “For heroes’ glory, for children’s future!” the UNIAN news agency reported. Andrii Illienko, the lawmaker of the Ukrainian parliament from the Svoboda party, said before the start of the action that the demonstration would be peaceful and would provide an occasion for the...
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners before New Year
According to the terms of the deal, Kiev was meant to hand over 306 prisoners to the rebels and receive 74 prisoners in return. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners before New Year
According to the terms of the deal, Kiev was meant to hand over 306 prisoners to the rebels and receive 74 prisoners in return. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
