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Putin describes secret operation to seize Crimea
President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s deposed, pro-Moscow president. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Nemtsov friend says Islamist motive for Moscow killing is nonsensical
By Christian Lowe A colleague of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition figure shot dead near Moscow’s Red Square, said suggestions he was killed by Islamists were nonsensical and useful for the Kremlin because they deflected accusations that officials were involved. Speculation about an Islamist link strengthened after investigators charged...
Vladimir Putin describes secret meeting when Russia decided to seize Crimea
NNA – President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s d …read more Source: National News...
Air travel ‘safer’ in 2014 despite Malaysian disasters
By Siva Govindasamy Last year was by some measures the safest in the history of commercial aviation, despite two high-profile crashes involving Malaysia Airlines aircraft in which hundreds of people were killed, a leading industry body said on Monday. While more people died in air accidents in 2014 than the average in recent years, the number of...
Germany’s Merkel Reminds Japan to Face Wartime Past
TOKYO—German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during her visit to Japan on Monday that Russia’s actions in Eastern Ukraine are jeopardizing the free world order but said diplomacy could still resolve the situation. “But this free world order is anything but a matter of course, rather it is in jeopardy. Through the annexation of Crimea in...
Putin describes secret operation to seize Crimea
In documentary Putin describes how his army was ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s deposed, pro-Moscow… …read more Source:...
Kiev says one soldier killed in eastern Ukraine
KIEV: Ukraine said on Sunday that one soldier has been killed in the country’s east by pro-Russia separatists but that the EU-mediated ceasefire was largely being observed. “One soldier died and three were injured” since Saturday, said security spokesman Andriy Lysenko in a briefing in Kiev. “However the Minsk accords are largely being...
5 Nemtsov killing suspects arraigned; 1 admits guilt
MOSCOW: Russian news agencies said yesterday one of the suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has admitted involvement in the crime. Judge Nataliya Mushnikova said that Zaur Dadaev made a statement confirming his guilt, according to the reports. They did not specify his alleged actions. Dadaev is among five suspects...
Ukraine’s women rebels don evening gowns for glam night
“Even in my military fatigues I don’t forget that I am a woman,” says Yana Manuilova. …read more Source: The...
Two charged with Nemtsov killing include Chechen officer – report
By Katya Golubkova and Christian Lowe Russian authorities said on Sunday they were holding five men over the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, one of whom served in a police unit in the Russian region of Chechnya, according to a law enforcement official. The five men were frogmarched into a Moscow courtroom on Sunday, forced by masked...
