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Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Putin over Armenian “genocide” comments
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Russia should account for its actions in Ukraine and Crimea before calling the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a “genocide”. …read more Source: The Daily...
‘Intense shelling’ in flashpoint Ukraine village
OSCE observers said Monday they have witnessed the most intense shelling in the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian village of Shyrokyne since fighting began there in mid-February …read more Source: Gulf...
‘Intense shelling’ in flashpoint Ukraine village: OSCE
OSCE observers says they have witnessed the most intense shelling in the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian village of Shyrokyne since fighting began there in mid-February, as well as movement of heavy weapons …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin defends Crimea annexation as ‘historical justice’
Russian president says annexation of peninsula was a result of the ‘will of the people’, and shrugs off western sanctions. …read more Source: World...
Putin defends Crimea annexation as ‘historical justice’
Russian president says annexation of peninsula was a result of the ‘will of the people’, and shrugs off western sanctions …read more Source: Anadolu...
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash: reports
Diplomatic cable by the foreign ministry a few days before the crash warned the situation was ‘… …read more Source:...
European Jewish Congress gives Kiev Jews $100,000 for security
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Marking 15 years in power, Putin says ‘no regrets’ over Crimea annexation
Russian leader lambastes US, EU sanctions: ‘I’m deeply convinced we’re not breaking any rules of… …read more Source:...
Kiev’s truce under pressure as one more cop killed
KIEV: A fragile ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists came under renewed pressure on Sunday with the Ukrainian military reporting a serviceman had been killed and seven others wounded in rebel attacks. The casualties, which follow the death on Saturday of another serviceman in shelling in the south east,...
Ukraine marks 29 years since Chernobyl disaster
KIEV: Ukrainians on Sunday marked 29 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, laying wreaths and candles near the plant where work to lay a new seal over the reactor site has been delayed. The explosion of reactor number four on April 26, 1986, spewed poisonous radiation over large parts of Europe, particularly Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. At...
