Section: South Africa
Italy Condemns Any Violence in East Ukraine, Following OSCE Car Blast
ROME (Sputnik) – Italy condemns any acts of violence in eastern Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said on Sunday commenting on the blast that killed a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission (SMM). “I am deeply mourning for the reports coming from eastern...
Ukrainian Forces Accuse Donbass Militia of Carrying Out Shellings
KIEV (Sputnik) — Ukrainian forces on Sunday published a statement on Facebook accusing militias from the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass of having shelled their positions 46 times in the past 24 hours. The positions of the Kiev forces have been bombed 46 times, according to the statement published by the press center of Ukraine’s...
Crimean Tatars’ Public Organizations Work Freely in Russia – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Extremist activities in Russia are banned, but public activities are not, there are no restrictions on the functioning of public organizations of Crimean Tatars, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. “Actually, there are no restrictions on the functioning of public organizations of Russian citizens — Crimean Tatars....
‘It’s Stupid to Be Afraid’: Italian Politician on Yalta Economic Forum in Crimea
Last year, the local legislature of Liguria, just like the parliaments of several other Italian regions, urged the central government to recognize Crimea’s reunification with Russia and ask the EU to lift the sanctions it imposed on Russia in 2014. “I came here with a the hope for a better future because ending the sanctions and recognizing...
Russia Takes Calmly Ukrainian Protests Over Crimea – Deputy FM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry expressed “strong protest” against Russia holding the Yalta International Economic Forum (YIEF) in Crimea, which seceded from Ukraine and rejoined Russia three years ago but is still claimed by Kiev. “I think these notes of protest should be taken calmly, they are emulating...
Money Magnet: Foreign Investments in Crimea Steadily Increasing Since Mid-2016
YALTA (Sputnik) — Foreign and Russian investments in the Crimean peninsula have been steadily growing since the middle of 2016, Andrei Melnikov, the republic’s minister of economic development, said Thursday. “Since the middle of the last year, there has been a gradual growth of investments on all fronts, foreign and Russian,” Melnikov told...
Ukraine National Bank: We Never Promised to Protect International Investors
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Ukraine has never given any promises to protect foreign investors, National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Valeria Gontareva said in remarks at the Atlantic Council. Gontareva was asked about conversion of PrivatBank’s Eurobonds into share capital after the Bank was nationalized. “The state is paying for...
eNCA | UN court rejects Kiev bid for measures against pro-Russian rebels
The complicated interim ruling by 16 judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague came as the conflict in eastern Ukraine enters its fourth year. …read more Source:...
Eleven missing after ship sinks off Crimean coast – officials
Crimea’s emergency situations ministry said the Panama-flagged vessel ‘Geroi Arsenala’ had sent an SOS signal when it was located 14 nautical miles off the Crimean coast. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
UN’s top court to rule in Ukraine vs Russia case
The UN’s top court will Wednesday rule on a bid by Kiev to halt Russia’s alleged funnelling of money, arms, and personnel into Ukraine’s war-torn east, a key moment in the three-year crisis. Judges at the Hague-based International Court of Justice will hand down a ruling at 1300 GMT on Ukraine’s request for emergency...
