Section: South Africa
Ukraine ‘Chokes’ on Corruption – Putin
SOCHI (Sputnik) — Ukraine is choking on corruption, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday at a meeting with children in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. “The current [Kiev] authorities came to power in the wake of the fight against corruption…unfortunately, they went through a state coup. They came to power, so what? What is the result?...
Ukraine to Deepen Cooperation in Security Field with France
KIEV (Sputnik) — The Interior Ministry of Ukraine expands its cooperation with France in the field of civil society security and in countering cyberattacks, the ministry’s press service said Friday, following the meeting between Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and French Ambassador to Kiev Isabelle Dumont. “France and Ukraine are...
News24.com | Clashes kill six Ukraine soldiers in spike of violence
The latest surge in fighting with Russian-backed rebels along the volatile frontline is the bloodiest in recent months. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to Purposefully Discredit Media Over Criticism – Journalists Union
KIEV (Sputnik) — Last week, Ukrainian Vesti media outlet reported that security services were searching its offices in the Gulliver trade center in Kiev, halting the outlet’s work. According to Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatolii Matios, over 180 searches at the trade center were being conducted in offices owned by former Revenues...
US Guided-Missile Destroyer Leaves Ukraine’s Odessa After Major Black Sea Drills
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Participants in the Sea Breeze 2017 exercise include Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States, according to published Navy documentation. “The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG...
eNCA | Ukraine rebels announce new ‘state’
Ukraine’s pro-Western authorities immediately ridiculed the idea as a Kremlin project that they would never allow to get off the ground. …read more Source:...
Kiev Not to Allow Implementation of Abkhazia Scenario in Donbass
KIEV (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of east Ukraine’s self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk (DPR), proposed a three-year transition period toward a new state called Malorossiya (“Little Russia”) as a way to settle the conflict in the region. “Just at the moment when the Ukrainian delegation...
OSCE SMM Registers 56 East Ukraine Civilian Deaths in 2017
LUHANSK (Sputnik) — The Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) registered 56 civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine this year, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) said Tuesday. A total of 311 civilians fell victim to violence in the Donbas, 255 of them sustained injuries, OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander...
News24.com | MH17: 2 000 relatives set to unveil ‘living memorial’
Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2 000 relatives are set to unveil a “living memorial” to their loved ones. …read more Source:...
Chief Editor of Ukraine’s Vesti Links Searches to Media Holding’s Publications
KIEV (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Vesti said that special services were conducting searches in its office in the Gulliver trade center in Kiev, and the work of the editorial office was blocked. Later, Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatolii Matios said that law enforcers were conducting more than 180 searches in the premises located in...
