Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)
US aid workers released: Ukraine rebel leader
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Search of Ukraine MH17 crash site over: Dutch team
Dutch and international investigators have finished recovering human remains and wreckage from the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, the mission’s head said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine hasn’t ruled out arson in Chernobyl wildfire – video
Firefighters have nearly extinguished a forest fire near Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986, the emergency services said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Dutch expert sacked for using MH17 victim photos in lecture
A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said Thursday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
300 US troops to train Ukrainian forces: US Army
About 300 US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east, the US Army said in a statement. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Don’t underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit
Germany’s defence minister said that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine ceasefire under pressure ahead of key four-way talks
Surging fighting around hotspots in separatist-held east Ukraine put fresh pressure on a shaky ceasefire under review at talks on Monday between the French, German, Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers. …read more Source: The Sunday...
US senators urge FIFA to take 2018 World Cup away from Russia
A group of US senators has written to the international soccer association FIFA, urging it to consider removing Russia as host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup because of its role in the Ukraine crisis and occupation of Crimea. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Poland sees sharp rise in Ukrainian immigrants amid conflict
The number of Ukrainians trying to move to neighbouring Poland has more than doubled this year, authorities said, as Ukraine released data showing how badly fighting in its east was battering its economy. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin’s biker gang lends muscle to rebel cause in east Ukraine
Dressed in leathers and camouflage, motorbike gang leader Vitali waves at two charred Ukrainian tank turrets decorating the entrance to his club as he recounts how his group has fought alongside pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The Sunday...
