Section: South Africa
Former President Yanukovych Accuses Ukrainian Judges of Procedural ‘Crimes’
KIEV (Sputnik) — A district court in Kiev is looking into allegations that were made against Yanukovych after his ouster in 2014. The self-exiled politician has denied any wrongdoing and called it a kangaroo court. “I do not recognize this court and consider it to be illegal. Moreover, I regard as criminal actions taken by the judicial panel in...
Ukrainian Ex-President Says Plans to Recall Lawyers From Treason Case Trial
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Wednesday he would call off his defense lawyers for the judicial process with regard to the case on alleged treason and refused to take part in the litigation. “I do not want to participate in an allegedly adversarial [judicial] process with the result which was determined in...
Trump walks diplomatic tightrope in first Putin encounter
It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: “We’re going to have a great relationship with Putin and Russia.” Now, weighed down by claims that Moscow helped put him in the White House, Trump is set to finally meet his Russian counterpart in an encounter fraught with potential danger...
Trump, world leaders head to G20 summit under North Korea shadow
US President Donald Trump meets other world leaders at Germany’s G20 summit from Friday, with North Korea’s first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile casting a long shadow over the gathering at the heavily-fortified venue. The rising global threat posed by Pyongyang is likely to see conflicts over climate and...
Kiev Detected Second Wave of ExPetr Cyberattacks – Interior Minister
KIEV (Sputnik) — The large-scale hacker attack took place on June 27 and targeted businesses as well official bodies in Ukraine, Russia and other countries. On Friday, Ukrainian police said that it had received a total of 2,108 reports of cyberattacks and opened 66 criminal cases in relation to the incident. “The attack’s peak was planned...
Crimea Hosts German Delegation From Heidelberg to Develop Partnership
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Muradov has already received the delegation and told the German representatives about the republic’s history, climate and culture. “The delegation’s visit is aimed at elaborating further plans on developing the partnership between Crimea and Heidelberg, studying the life on...
Ukraine’s Website Asks for G7, EU Protection From Ukrainian Gov’t
KIEV (Sputnik) — The journalists of the Ukrainian online media outlet Strana.ua on Monday called on the G7 states and EU representatives in Ukraine to help protect the embattled website from Ukraine’s authorities. “We call upon you, dear ambassadors of the G7 countries and EU Delegation, to pay attention to the pressure on our independent...
Lugansk Claims Kiev Troops Breached Ceasefire 3 Times Over the Past 24 Hours
LUGANSK (Sputnik) – Ukrainian government forces breached the truce timed to the harvest season three times during the past 24 hours in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), the press service of the region’s militia told Sputnik on Saturday. “Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire three times during the past 24 hours,”...
Myth Buster: French Politician Spots Russian Tank in Donbass… Museum
Hubert Fayard, municipal advisor and chairman of the National Center for Private Entrepreneurs in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, made several trips to the war-torn Ukrainian region of Donbass and witnessed firsthand the plight of the people who live there. Now, after a meeting with DPR envoys, he’s about to become the head of the...
Russian Lawmaker Says Kiev’s Claims on Moscow Behind Cyberattack ‘Fantasy’
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Ukraine’s claims that Russia’s special services were involved in the recent series of cyberattacks on the IT systems of country’s governmental agencies and private sector are made up by Kiev and other Western countries in order to create a false threat and thus increase their security budgets, senior Russian...
