Section: South Africa Today (South Africa)
Ukrainian With Handguns, Grenades Opens Fire on Border With Russia – FSB
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced a Ukrainian national possessing an arsenal of handguns and grenades being wounded during shootout when trying to illegally cross the border with Russia. “Officers of the Russian FSB border department in the Kursk region have detained a 31-year-old national of Ukraine who...
Hundreds of People Remain in Tent Camp in Center of Ukrainian Capital (VIDEO)
KIEV (Sputnik) – The chief of Kiev police Andrey Krischenko said on Saturday that the situation in Kiev was “calm,” despite the protesters remained in streets. “One thousand police officers are currently [at the demonstration], around 250-300 people are currently in the tent camp,” he said. Anti-corruption protest continues outside parliament in...
Estonian ‘Dumpling King’ Goes Bankrupt Due to Anti-Russian Sanctions
According to Sputnik Estonia, the bankruptcy decision was made last week, but only reported on by local business media on Thursday. Musarov previously complained that his company, UVIC AS, had suffered a major blow in 2014 when Russia introduced countersanctions against Western countries which had slapped restrictions against Moscow over the...
EP Member: Czech President’s Stance on Crimea Being Part of Russia ‘Realistic’
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Czech President Milos Zeman was “realistic” in saying that Crimea is part of Russia and the peninsula was transferred to Ukraine within the Soviet Union only several decades ago, member of the European Parliament Jaromir Kohlicek told Sputnik. Earlier in October, Zeman said that he saw a possibility for Moscow to compensate...
EP Member: Czech President’s Stance on Crimea Being Part of Russia ‘Realistic’
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Czech President Milos Zeman was “realistic” in saying that Crimea is part of Russia and the peninsula was transferred to Ukraine within the Soviet Union only several decades ago, member of the European Parliament Jaromir Kohlicek told Sputnik. Earlier in October, Zeman said that he saw a possibility for Moscow to compensate...
SUV Rams Into Crowd of People in Ukraine’s Eastern City of Kharkiv
A Lexus SUV has rammed into a crowd of people in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine, according to reports by local law enforcement. Five people were killed and six injured in the accident, which took place at Sumskaya St. Смертельное ДТП в центре #Харьков’а: автомобиль влетел в толпу пешеходов ᐉ https://t.co/ozNU26oDpZ...
Head of Norway’s Delegation: ‘Crimea Legitimate Part of Russia’
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Hendrik Weber, the head of Norwegian delegation to Crimea, has told Sputnik about the aims of the visit. “My wife Mette and I were here [in Crimea] last year as members of a German delegation. We were here as the leaders of the first official Norwegian delegation since 2014. We are working for a good dialogue between Russia and...
Head of Norway’s Delegation: ‘Crimea Legitimate Part of Russia’
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Hendrik Weber, the head of Norwegian delegation to Crimea, has told Sputnik about the aims of the visit. “My wife Mette and I were here [in Crimea] last year as members of a German delegation. We were here as the leaders of the first official Norwegian delegation since 2014. We are working for a good dialogue between Russia and...
Ukraine’s Education Law Specifically Targets Russian Language – Russian Senator
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Ukraine’s recently adopted education language law was initially aimed at violating the rights of the Russian-speaking minority, which is confirmed by the fact that EU member states’ languages have seen significant concessions, the chairman of the Russian parliament’s upper house’s Foreign Affairs...
How Ukraine Turned into Arms Dealer
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) together with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network revealed a scheme of weapons supply to the terrorists of ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra. There is no secret that the U.S. provides the so-called moderate opposition and Kurdish militia in Syria with arms and ammunition most of which are...
