Section: South Africa Today (South Africa)
Germany, US Top Diplomats to Discuss Gulf Rift, Syria, Ukraine at G20 on July 7
BERLIN (Sputnik) — German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will discuss the situation in the Persian Gulf, as well as crises in Ukraine and Syria on the sidelines of the G20 summit on July 7, the German Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “Foreign Minister Gabriel will hold a meeting with Secretary of State Rex...
Ousted Ukrainian President Confident ‘Truth About Maidan’ to Be Revealed
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ousted Ukrainian President Yanukovych said Wednesday that he is sure that the world will eventually find out the truth about the 2013 events, even though the current administration does not want that to happen. “The authorities are doing everything to make sure the truth is not established. In the past years, they did...
Poroshenko Coordinates Position on Minsk Deal With Merkel – Press Service
KIEV (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday coordinated their positions on the implementation of Minsk agreements during a phone conversation held ahead of a trilateral meeting among Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Poroshenko’s...
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...
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...
