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Amnesty accuses both Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels of war crimes
Both sides engaged in torture and summary executions; Ukrainian military charged with using cluster… …read more Source:...
Amnesty Intl. accuses Ukraine army, pro-Russian militias of war crimes
Amnesty international has accused both sides of the conflict in Ukraine of committing war crimes. The rights organization says both Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militias have used torture against detainees. According to the report, almost all the interviewed detainees have complained of severe beatings, electric shock and being hung from the...
Amnesty flays Ukraine war crimes
WASHINGTON: Amnesty International on Friday accused Ukrainian forces of torture and pro-Russian rebels of even more serious war crimes such as summary executions committed both before and after a February truce deal. The damning report adds to a growing string of independent findings suggesting that Europe is witnessing the most brutal conflict...
‘Russian soldiers’ face trial in Ukraine
Alleged Russian servicemen remanded in custody to July. …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU and Ukraine plan joint anti-corruption team
The EU and the Ukraine have put in place a anti-corruption investigative team to handle misuse of EU funds for Kiev …read more Source: World...
Fresh fighting erupts in east Ukraine, three Ukrainian soldiers killed
By Richard Balmforth Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 12 wounded in the latest clashes between government forces and Russian-backed separatists, further eroding a three-month-old ceasefire, Kiev’s military said on Friday. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said government forces had come under attack from separatists using...
Russian missile producer appeals against EU sanctions
A Russia missile producer has appealed against sanctions set by the EU. …read more Source: World...
Kremlin says seeking to free Russians held by Kiev
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Friday the Kremlin was doing all it could to secure the release of two men that Ukraine says are captured Russian soldiers. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia’s Lavrov Discusses Syria, Yemen with Kerry
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit
The European Union offered more money and the promise of visa-free travel to some post-communist nations in an East-West partnership that has tempered its ambitions after Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
