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      Kremlin does not rule out phone contacts on Ukraine crisis in ‘Normandy format’ before year-end
      Dec28

      Kremlin does not rule out phone contacts on Ukraine crisis in ‘Normandy format’ before year-end

      Russia does not rule out phone contacts in the so-called “Normandy format” on the Ukraine crisis before the end of 2015, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. …read more Source: The Daily...

      Turkish Airlines to open new route to Ukraine
      Dec28

      Turkish Airlines to open new route to Ukraine

      Zaporizhzhya is sixth destination in Ukraine for Turkey’s national flag carrier …read more Source: Anadolu...

      Senior Russian rabbi accuses Ukrainian president of ‘using Jewish card’
      Dec28

      Senior Russian rabbi accuses Ukrainian president of ‘using Jewish card’

      …read more Source: The Jerusalem...

      3 killed in breach   of Ukraine   holiday truce
      Dec27

      3 killed in breach of Ukraine holiday truce

      KIEV: At least three people have been killed as Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists clashed in the first violation of a holiday truce, military officials from both sides said Sunday. The victims — a Ukrainian soldier and two civilians — are the first since the warring sides agreed on Tuesday to halt fire through the New Year...

      Three Moroccans taken off Kiev-Paris flight for jokes about ties with terrorists
      Dec27

      Three Moroccans taken off Kiev-Paris flight for jokes about ties with terrorists

      Three Moroccans were removed from a Kiev-Paris flight at Kiev’s Borispol International Airport and taken to police after lame jokes about their ties with terrorists, a spokesman for Ukraine’s state border service said. “The jokes by three Moroccan citizens entailed the delay of a flight from the Borispol airport to Paris. While...

      Kiev soldier, woman killed in breach of holiday truce: military
      Dec27

      Kiev soldier, woman killed in breach of holiday truce: military

      A Ukrainian soldier and an elderly woman have been killed as government forces and pro-Russian separatists clashed in the first violation of a holiday truce, a Ukraine military spokesman said Sunday …read more Source: The Daily...

      A conflict of faith between Russia and Ukraine
      Dec27

      A conflict of faith between Russia and Ukraine

      The political and military conflict is playing out in churches across Ukraine, as some split from the Moscow Patriarchy. …read more Source: AL...

      Crimean Jews angry after Poroshenko says Russia instigating anti-Semitism
      Dec27

      Crimean Jews angry after Poroshenko says Russia instigating anti-Semitism

      Local leaders call Ukrainian president’s claims at Knesset false. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...

      Three Moroccans Taken off Kiev-Paris Flight for Jokes about Ties with Terrorists
      Dec27

      Three Moroccans Taken off Kiev-Paris Flight for Jokes about Ties with Terrorists

      TEHRAN (FNA)- Three Moroccans were removed from a Kiev-Paris flight at Kiev’s Borispol international airport and taken to police after lame jokes about their ties with terrorists, a spokesman for Ukraine’s state border service said on Saturday. …read more Source: Fars News...

      Russian President orders counter-terrorism units on coasts
      Dec26

      Russian President orders counter-terrorism units on coasts

      Russia is set to establish several counter-terrorism operational headquarters in different coastal areas across the country, as Moscow is engaged in fighting with terror groups in Syria. The units which are to be set up under an order by President Vladimir Putin will be located in Kaspiysk on the Caspian Sea, Murmansk in Russia’s north-west...