Section: South Africa
German Lawmaker Says Ukraine’s 2014 Coup ‘Organized by West’
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) — The state coup in Ukraine in 2014 was organized by the West, member of Germany’s ruling party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Willy Wimmer said on Wednesday. Wimmer is currently visiting Crimea as a member of a delegation of lawmakers and businesspeople from Germany and Austria. “What happened in Ukraine in 2014,...
Kiev Concerned by Reports US Might Slash Financial Aid
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Monday, Foreign Policy magazine, citing a Department of State budget document, reported that the United States was considering cutting Ukraine financial aid by some 68.8 percent. “The Embassy is concerned with the information in American press on the United States Administration’s budget proposals that may envisage...
Washington Wants OSCE to Lead Investigation Into Deadly Car Blast in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The OSCE should lead the investigation into an explosion that killed one of its Special Monitoring Mission members in eastern Ukraine, US Department of State acting spokesperson Mark Toner said in a briefing on Tuesday. “We believe this should be an OSCE led investigation because we want to find out exactly what happened,”...
UN: Electricity Cuts Put Additional Burden on Civilian Population in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The civilian population in Ukraine is already vulnerable due to the ongoing conflict and should not be put under additional pressure by electricity shortages, UN Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. “It is important that the civilian population that is trapped in the fighting should not be made...
Ukraine says lights-off to unruly separatists
Ukraine State officials along with State energy utility officials cut-off power to separatist Moscow-aligned regions last night to curb an alleged run-up of electricity debt which has reached 90 million euros …read more Source:...
eNCA | Ukraine cuts off power to part of separatist east
The region’s Kremlin-backed leaders said the measure had little-to-no impact because they immediately resorted to power supplies from Russia. …read more Source:...
UN Urges Investigation Into Deadly OSCE Mission Incident in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — The United Nations urged parties to the conflict in Ukraine to allow a proper investigation into the incident that led to an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission member’s death, UN Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Monday. “We extend our condolences...
While you were sleeping: 24 April 2017
Macron to face off against Le Pen, first American observer dies in Ukraine, and Sharapova to make a return at Australia Open. …read more Source: Daily...
American OSCE monitor killed in rebel east Ukraine
by Olga SHYLENKO and Yulia SILINA in Donetsk An American monitor with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe died after a mission patrol vehicle hit a landmine in the Russian-backed separatist east, eliciting sharp words towards Moscow from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday. …read more Source: Daily...
American member of watchdog OSCE killed in Ukraine
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said the killing was the first death of one of its members while on patrol in Ukraine. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
